Suspended Futures

Is the future disjointed? Urged by the urgency of the present, we are forced to ask, is there a future?

Philosophy has thought time linear from its beginnings. The present however conceals openings for other temporalities, ones which thicken time and run counter to the narrowing down of the forward movement imposed by capitalism. The arrow of capitalist time, always pointing ahead, is at odds with Latin American and its deep histories and continuing processes of colonisation. When something is imposed, however, it cracks; to attend to those fissures means detecting that which has been erased and rewritten.

In this event, we explore strategies to critically dismantle and redefine temporalities. Working alongside the fellows from gd:c global disconnect, we propose to dwell in crevices as an act of suspension time, opening ourselves to other times, qualitative, anchored to the territories of Latin America, their spirituality and their rhythms. As a collective of fellows from CAPAS (Center for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies), we operate across disciplines to make sense of the current historical moment and offer some possibilities of alternatives and life after the end.

Join us for an event bringing together a symposium and an experimental workshop!

Co-coveners: Federico Cuatlacuatl, Luis Hernan, Gabi Balcarce (CAPAS)

Date: 30 April 2026

Venue: Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect, in cooperation with the Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies (CAPAS).