Abstract
In this paper, we introduce the notion of a temporal logic to characterize sets of organizing principles that perpetuate particular orientations to the lived experience of time. We identify a dominant temporal logic, circumscribed time, which has legitimated time as chunkable, single-purpose, linear, and ownable. We juxtapose this logic with the temporal experiences of participants in three ethnographic datasets to identify a set of alternative understandings of time-that it is also spectral, mosaic, rhythmic, and obligated. We call this understanding porous time. We posit porous time as an expansion of circumscribed time in order to provoke reflection on how temporal logics underpin the ways that people orient to each other, research and design technologies, and normalize visions of success in contemporary life.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | CSCW 2015 - Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
Pages | 1453-1464 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450329224 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 28 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 18th ACM International Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2015 - BC, Canada Duration: Mar 14 2015 → Mar 18 2015 |
Other
Other | 18th ACM International Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, CSCW 2015 |
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Country | Canada |
City | BC |
Period | 3/14/15 → 3/18/15 |
Keywords
- Close Reading
- Ethnography
- Logics
- Rhythm
- Social Norms
- Temporality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications