Chapter 4. Working on it
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Liron Lavi
Abstract
Following elections, processes of interpretation in the political discourse shape the meaning of elections. I draw from theories of democracy, time, and meaning to posit the concept of chrono-work, and suggest that creative construction of connections between past, present, and future horizons shape the meaning of an election, and that this process is critical for the democratic meaning of elections. With a qualitative analysis of media discourse in two case studies – the 1949 and the 1988 Israeli elections – I show that when these connections form a chronological narrative, an election obtains a democratic meaning, whereas when the narrative is non-chronological, an election’s democratic meaning is challenged. I discuss the implications for the role of creative time for the democratic role of elections.
Abstract
Following elections, processes of interpretation in the political discourse shape the meaning of elections. I draw from theories of democracy, time, and meaning to posit the concept of chrono-work, and suggest that creative construction of connections between past, present, and future horizons shape the meaning of an election, and that this process is critical for the democratic meaning of elections. With a qualitative analysis of media discourse in two case studies – the 1949 and the 1988 Israeli elections – I show that when these connections form a chronological narrative, an election obtains a democratic meaning, whereas when the narrative is non-chronological, an election’s democratic meaning is challenged. I discuss the implications for the role of creative time for the democratic role of elections.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
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Part I. Time and creativity in language
- Chapter 1. A corpus-based look at time metaphors 15
- Chapter 2. Time moves more often in poetry 41
- Chapter 3. What is time? 61
- Chapter 4. Working on it 81
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Part II. Beyond language
- Chapter 5. Creative visual metaphors of protracted and frozen time in autobiographical comics about depression 101
- Chapter 6. Time-creation in film 125
- Chapter 7. Beyond the limits 147
- Chapter 8. From “slow lettuce” to “striated time” 163
- Chapter 9. Physical and imaginary landmarks in English time gestures 187
- Chapter 10. Time in Chinese hands 209
- Epilogue. Creative to whom, and on what basis? 233
- Index 243
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface vii
- Introduction 1
-
Part I. Time and creativity in language
- Chapter 1. A corpus-based look at time metaphors 15
- Chapter 2. Time moves more often in poetry 41
- Chapter 3. What is time? 61
- Chapter 4. Working on it 81
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Part II. Beyond language
- Chapter 5. Creative visual metaphors of protracted and frozen time in autobiographical comics about depression 101
- Chapter 6. Time-creation in film 125
- Chapter 7. Beyond the limits 147
- Chapter 8. From “slow lettuce” to “striated time” 163
- Chapter 9. Physical and imaginary landmarks in English time gestures 187
- Chapter 10. Time in Chinese hands 209
- Epilogue. Creative to whom, and on what basis? 233
- Index 243
