Abstract
<p class="a">Paul Virilio is the theorist of speed or “dromology”. In his terminology acceleration is relevant to time and space. Virtualization is also another seminal concept in his theory which is of course essentially related to his conception of time-space. In this essay, we argue that human perception as pertaining to speed-space and light-space as well as the different versions of reality arising out of different ways of body positioning is one of the major themes of Ian McEwan’s <em>Atonement </em>(2001). In McEwan’s novel both architecture and art mislead Briony. Paradoxically, however, Briony also attempts to overcome her trauma through the art of writing in which several versions of reality emerge out of shattered images of the past. The novel foregrounds issues of art, perception, time-space, speed and their interrelations and as such a Virilian reading would be most relevant.</p><p>1-2017 (Print) ISSN 1911-2025 (Online) Email: ass@ccsenet.org <br /><br />Copyright © Canadian Center of Science and Education <br /><br />To make sure that you can receive messages from us, please add the 'ccsenet.org' domain to your e-mail 'safe list'. If you do not receive e-mail in your 'inbox', check your 'bulk mail' or 'junk mail' folders. and lawfulness compared to district 3. In addition, t-test results showed that the aspect of effectiveness has the best condition with a mean of 3.21 and the aspect of participation has an unfavorable condition compared to other aspects with a mean of 2.58.</p><p> </p>
Highlights
Paul Virilio is a contemporary cultural theorist
Virtualization is a part of “logistics of Discernment” by which he means that the depth of our perception as the result of virtualization is the outcome of velocity in association with space of our presence, which causes an instantaneous condition by the way one regards the world (Armitage, 2001)
The question of vision in this novel triggers off the important events of the novel. It is provided in the novel through the medium of architecture -- space organization - and its effect on man’s perception. It is the source of ambiguous conception of reality that leads to both error of judgment on the part of the protagonist (Briony) and the reader
Summary
Paul Virilio is a contemporary cultural theorist. According to him, Virtualization is a part of “logistics of Discernment” by which he means that the depth of our perception as the result of virtualization is the outcome of velocity in association with space of our presence, which causes an instantaneous condition by the way one regards the world (Armitage, 2001). Though war – a central concept in Virilio’s work - is the main background of Atonement, the treatment of reality and vision in it in important ways is relevant to Virilio’s theorization of virtualization. The question of vision in this novel triggers off the important events of the novel It is provided in the novel through the medium of architecture -- space organization - and its effect on man’s perception. It is the source of ambiguous conception of reality that leads to both error of judgment on the part of the protagonist (Briony) and the reader. The novel transforms actions and events through narration, through what Virilio has termed “aesthetics of appearance”
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