Domesticating the future through history

Abstract

In the most general sense, the modern idea of history is a conceptual tool deployed in order to domesticate experienced novelty and expectations of the future. In Western modernity, the operation we usually call historicization has been nothing other than an operation of temporal domestication: the integration of experienced and expected novelty into a larger processual scheme we associate with modern historical time. Based on these theoretical considerations, this article has a dual objective. First, through an analysis of historical approaches to the Anthropocene—that exemplifies present-day perceived radical novelty—it attempts to identify the linguistic-conceptual means of temporal domestication through historical time. Second, it raises the question of the politics of historical time today by focusing on the evaluative aspects of temporal domestication in an age when the future increasingly appears a threat. As a brief conclusion, the article calls for broader recognition of what it calls a plurihistoricity of “historical” transitions, the co-existence of multiple kinds of transformation and change over time.

Traditional Ngaben or Crematorium Ngaben?

“…Because, the idea of modernization is to form specifically the reality of processual changes or transitions Culture as a reality of life in a social context is an important aspect to maintain its existence in the context of modernity. Because, the idea of modernization is to form specifically the reality of processual changes or transitions (Morgan et al, 2021;Simon, 2021). So, traditional cremation activities as a process of burning corpses are actions that are carried out not only with theological meaning, but also with sociological meaning.…”

Holocaust, Rasionalisasi, Konsekuensi Modernitas Dan Kelahiran Modernitas “Cair” (Memahami Teori Liquid Modernity Zygmunt Bauman)

“…Aspek prosesual sebagai realitas berubahnya tatanan kehidupan masyarakat dunia, dengan beragam tendensi serta signifikansinya, menjadi fase gradual transformasi komprehensif. Termasuk didalamnya, individu dihadapkan dengan beragam risiko yang akan mereka temui di era baru modernitas (modernitas "cair") (Pawlak, 2020;Simon, 2021;Wu, 2021). Dengan kata lain, peralihan bentuk modernitas tidak lantas membebaskan manusia atau masyarakat dari beragam potensi serta masalah sosial sebagai aspek inheren transformasi sosial.…”