{"product_id":"alternative-temporalities-teresa-valentini-9781487551919","title":"Alternative Temporalities: The Emancipatory Power of Narrative","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlternative temporalities have often emerged as a reaction to the normativizing force of time, demonstrating that time can be used as an instrument of power and oppression, but also as a means to resist this very oppression. \u003cem\u003eAlternative Temporalities\u003c\/em\u003e draws on analyses of modern literature to examine this often-neglected role of time. By exploring forms of temporal resistance in artistic representation, such as short stories and novels, that challenge the imposition of colonial, gender, or capitalist temporal orders, the book reveals how storytelling can be an essential tool in questioning and pushing back against coercive temporal structures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book analyses literary representations of time that challenge dominant temporalities and intersect different disciplines such as gender and sexuality studies, trauma and Indigenous studies, race and identity, and religion. It features narrative analyses proposing alternative embodied experiences of time, focusing on topics including the temporality of the AIDS-affected body, the experience of time in prison, and slowness in opposition to modern acceleration. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003e Alternative Temporalities\u003c\/em\u003e aims to create new theories as well as practices that may foster more diverse and inclusive ways of perceiving and embodying time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teresa Valentini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487551916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487551919\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Teresa Valentini","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46451179815167,"sku":"9781487551919","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7bf8920-d016-4514-9913-280e35b7cdf8.jpg?v=1735876693","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alternative-temporalities-teresa-valentini-9781487551919","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}