Synchronic responsibility: A commentary on Walter J. Ong’s work on time consciousness
Tiffany Alana Petricini
Explorations in Media Ecology September 1, 2017 DOI: 10.1386/eme.16.2-3.195_1 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that time consciousness under electronically mediated communication is both embodied and synchronic, while vestiges of older ontologies persist rhetorically; the commentary outlines the clash between these ontologies and the problems it has produced, aiming to prompt further scholarly investigation. |
Abstract
Abstract This article is a commentary on Walter Ong’s scholarship on time consciousness, investigating the human consciousness of time as it relates to knowledge, orality and literacy. Time consciousness in the age of electronically mediated communication is both embodied and synchronic, yet vestiges of older ontologies persist rhetorically. This article outlines the clash between these ontologies and the problems that have arisen in the current age. The goal is to open the text to scholars and readers for heuristic value to prompt further investigation.