In today's world—marked by constant acceleration and relentless time pressure—, the way we act in the world is changing, and often without us realizing it. to cook, to drive, play with Lego pieces, make a political or business decision, referee a football match, watch the stars: be a human agent, in the past, it meant being in a situation that required judgment, trial, good eye and various forms of sensitivity based on experience. today, these activities no longer call for this type of action. All we have to do is follow a protocol of a bureaucratic or technological nature, as well as a navigation system that provides step-by-step instructions.
However, in doing so, we strangely lose touch with reality; we feel dispossessed of the capacity for action as the link between action and emotion is broken. This change in the way we act can help explain the increase in burnout and feelings of deep loneliness, but also the rise of political anger. For that, ways to counter it need to be explored.
The German sociologist Hartmut Rosa, known for his theory of social acceleration and his analysis of our relationship with time, will open the session with a speech based on his latest book, Situation and constellation. How protocols are conquering our lives (NedEdiciones). Right after, will hold a conversation with the researcher and curator Alexandra Laudo, who has worked around the social construction of time and the experience of temporality.
