Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The article develops a critical theory that links time extractivism and chronopolitics as interrelated structures of temporal appropriation under contemporary capitalism. It argues that the appropriation of time— traditionally tied to labor and now extended to life and attention—must be understood as both a material practice and an ideological administrative framework. Time extractivism captures the embodied and disciplinary dimensions of temporal exploitation, while chronopolitics refers to its systemic regulation. By articulating these concepts together, the article proposes a materialist and biopolitical lens to analyze how capitalist regimes extract and govern temporality through quantified, digital, and affective mechanisms.
Source: Time & Society
Author: Jhoerson Yagmour Figuera
Institution: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Award: G5213448476
OpenAlex ID: W7154153026