Immediacy

This audiobook explores how contemporary cultural style is shaped by ideals of speed, flow, and immediacy, reflecting the influence of twenty-first-century capitalism’s emphasis on transparency and instant connection. It examines the ways art and media prioritize immersion and realness while often neglecting the importance of mediation, collective effort, and deliberate construction. Drawing on streaming TV, literature, art trends, and academic theories, the book considers alternative approaches that value distance, impersonality, and big ideas amidst the current obsession with immediacy. Narrated by Sara Sheckells and produced by Echo Point Books & Media.