ABSTRACT

The article focuses on the notion of the ‘politics of time’ from a performative point of view. I aim to show that periodization is a way we act upon time. The first part of the article argues that, during the nineteenth century, ‘contemporaneity’ began to be understood as ‘sharing the present’. I focus mainly on the writings of Taine and Tocqueville. I then show the normative presupposition underlying the ‘contemporaneity/non-contemporaneity issue’. Finally, I explore its consequences for a Western conception of the present.

中文翻译：

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时间的政治，历史的政治：我的同时代人是谁？

摘要

本文从表演的角度着眼于“时间政治”的概念。我的目的是表明分期付款是我们按时行事的一种方式。文章的第一部分认为，在19世纪，“当代性”开始被理解为“分享现在”。我主要关注Taine和Tocqueville的著作。然后，我展示“当代性/非当代性问题”背后的规范前提。最后，我探讨了它对西方当前观念的影响。