Tag Archives: Almostness
The Vertiginous: Temporalities and Affects of Social Vertigo: Memory
Noa Vaisman
The fleeting sensation of something that was once there, alive, embodied and is now gone is tantalizing. It leaves no tangible traces, no anchors. Yet it clearly was or else how could it be remembered? This question hints at one of the many unpredictable aspects of memory but it also gestures toward a dimension ofRead more
The Vertiginous: Temporalities and Affects of Social Vertigo: Almostness
Fran Markowitz and Dafna Shir-Vertesh
Completely disoriented, feeling dizzy, nauseous and not certain where I was or if I was asleep or awake, I sat up in bed with a jolt. Fearing that there were men using jack hammers to crash through the roof, every muscle in my body tensed as I imagined a horrific home invasion. Then came aRead more