Inspired by the fertile ideas of Henri Lefebvre, this intellectually ambitious and boldly experimental book succeeds in demonstrating the rich methodological potential of rhythmanalysis. By developing a sophisticated theoretical underpinning that variously draws on the new materialism, the theory of moments and phenomenology, the author shows how shifting constellations of rhythmic relations in time-space emerge during particular historical conjunctions. An account of Stuart Hall's seminal account about the dramatic political shift rightwards during Thatcherism is followed by two engaging, substantive and richly illustrated chapters. These focus on how the embodied rhythms of walking and the institutionalized rhythms of the post office have responded to technological and political changes, material organization, new inhabitants, and circulating moods and ideas. Erudite yet highly readable, this innovative work marks a momentous leap forward for the theoretical and methodological deployment of rhythmanalysis.
Practising Rhythmanalysis : Theories and Methodologies