The Culture of Speed and the counter culture of Slow Movement

 Hello Monks...

I am Riddhi Bhatt from  Department of English. You know...what is today's blog ?This blog is about Thinking Activity on The Culture of Speed and the counter culture of Slow Movement. This task is assigned by Prof. Dr. Dilip Barad sir, Head of the English Department of Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavsinhji Bhavnagar University (MKBU). As a part of the syllabus, students of English department are learning the paper called Cultural Studies (paper-205). So, let’s start friends. But before we start I want to give short information about what kind of things we see here…

What is Dromology ?

Dromos is an Ancient Greek noun for race or racetrack, which Virilio applied the activity of racing (Virilio 1977:47). It is with this meaning in mind that he coined the term 'dromology', which he defined as the "science (or logic) of speed“. Dromology is important when considering the structuring of society in relation to warfare and modern media. He noted that the speed at which something happens may change its essential nature, and that which moves with speed quickly comes to dominate that which is slower. 'Whoever controls the territory possesses it. Possession of territory is not primarily about laws and contracts, but first and foremost a matter of movement and circulation.'