REST AND RESISTANCE. REFLECTIONS ON THE CHRONOPOLITICS OF DISCONNECTION

Resumen

Este artículo explora las complejas intersecciones entre trabajo, tiempo libre y descanso al destacar las implicaciones políticas de la disolución de los límites entre la vida profesional y la personal en el contexto del capitalismo digital. Se examina críticamente cómo
las tecnologías digitales fomentan una cultura de conectividad perpetua y presentan el descanso como una herramienta de productividad en lugar de un derecho. A partir de algunos enfoques propuestos por una corriente del feminismo, se reinterpreta el descanso y la desconexión como actos de resistencia política que desafían la cronopolítica capitalista y, al mismo tiempo, se reconoce su susceptibilidad a ser cooptados por narrativas neoliberales. Desde esta perspectiva, el descanso no se concibe simplemente como un esfuerzo personal, sino como un recurso compartido y un acto colectivo de desafío contra la explotación capitalista, que aboga por la justicia temporal. Este enfoque original sitúa el derecho a la desconexión en luchas políticas más amplias y subraya su papel en la reimaginación del tiempo como bien común y no como mercancía. El objetivo es contribuir al discurso continuo sobre el descanso y el derecho a la desconexión como componentes clave de la emancipación política y de la justicia social en la era digital.

Palabras clave

descanso

desconexión

capitalismo digital

justicia temporal

resistencia colectiva

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