Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Abbreviations xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Theoretical Perspectives: Temporal Anxieties in the Digital Age 23
8. 2. Historical Perspectives: Modernism and Speed Politics 70
9. 3. Contemporary Perspectives: Precarious Time(s) in Photography and Film 115
10. 4. Narrating Precariousness 190
11. Epilogue: Presentist Dystopias or the Case for Environmental Humanities 282
12. Bibliography 289
13. Index 309