The Timing Feels Off

Conflicting temporalities increasingly define contemporary urban life, producing a shared sense that time in cities has fallen out of joint. The polycrises of rapid and uneven urbanisation expose the limits of growth-oriented narratives and encourage us to imagine urban futures grounded in repair, care, and sustenance that can allow new ways of imagining time itself.

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Journal
Current History
Published
2026-10-14
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2026.125.875.56
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Humanities and Social Sciences
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The Timing Feels Off

Gautam Bhan
Current History
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The Timing Feels Off

Gautam Bhan
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Abstract

Conflicting temporalities increasingly define contemporary urban life, producing a shared sense that time in cities has fallen out of joint. The polycrises of rapid and uneven urbanisation expose the limits of growth-oriented narratives and encourage us to imagine urban futures grounded in repair, care, and sustenance that can allow new ways of imagining time itself.

Current HistoryVol. 125(875)
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 6%
Humanities and Social Sciences
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