The Hours Have Lost Their Clock: The Politics of Nostalgia

The Hours Have Lost Their Clock charts the rise of nostalgia in an era knocked out of time.

In The Hours Have Lost Their Clock, Grafton Tanner charts the rise of nostalgia in an era knocked out of time.

Nostalgia is the defining emotion of our age. Political leaders promise a return to yesteryear. Old movies are remade and cancelled series are rebooted. Veterans reenact past wars, while the displaced across the world long for home. But who is behind this collective ache for a home in the pas...