How do we perceive catastrophe when it unfolds too slowly to feel urgent? How does art make visible the violence we are trained to ignore? This volume brings together philosophers, artists, and scholars across political philosophy, film studies, feminist theory, and performance studies to confront these questions head-on. From the sensory vulnerabilities of birth to colonial urban landscapes, from ecological collapse to armed conflict, the contributors reveal emergency as radically heterogeneous—unfolding at different tempos and demanding different modes of attention. It shows that rethinking crisis begins not with policy, but with perception.
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