Mutual acknowledgment of shared fragility binds speculative communities together

Evidence

Speculative communities are based on a collective, mutual recognition of contemporary society’s fragility in the face of radical uncertainties across all spheres of life. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 27

Categorization

• XREF: Resonates with the reader’s body-horror/death theme of ‘Small acts of decorum toward corpses’ — fragility acknowledgment as a social glue. — connects to: Communities endure financialized life’s chaos by building shared fictions — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 563; Representation itself is a speculative act that binds speculative communities together. — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities: Living with…, 280; Shared emergent identity from common fate explains collective support amid disasters — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 15 (+1 more)