Ephemerality (from the Greek word ἐφήμερος, meaning 'lasting only one day'[2]) is the concept of things being transitory, existing only briefly. Academically, the term ephemeral constitutionally describes a diverse assortment of things and experiences, from digital media to types of streams.[3] "There is no single definition of ephemerality".[4] With respect to unique performances, for example, it has been noted that "[e]phemerality is a quality caused by the ebb and flow of the crowd's concentration on the performance and a reflection of the nostalgic character of specific performances".[5] Because different people may value the passage of time differently, ephemerality may be a relative, perceptual concept: "In brief, what is short-lived may not be the object itself, but the attention we afford it".[6][7]
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- ^ Ephemeros, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, "A Greek-English Lexicon", at Perseus
- ^ Charman, Karen; Dixon, Mary (2022). "Theorizing the "Public"—Recognizing Ephemeral and Migrating Publics and the Educative Agent". Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies. 22 (3): 282–289. doi:10.1177/15327086221087661. ISSN 1532-7086. S2CID 247969223.
- ^ Vélez-Serna, Maria (2020). Ephemeral Cinema Spaces : Stories of Reinvention, Resistance and Community. Amsterdam University Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-90-485-3782-2. OCLC 1158015759.
- ^ Will Straw, Alexandra Boutros, Circulation and the City: Essays on Urban Culture (2010), p. 148.
- ^ Ronald Beiner, Political Philosophy: What It Is and Why It Matters (2014), p. 10.
- ^ Hughes, Kit (2017). "Disposable: Useful cinema on early television". Critical Studies in Television: The International Journal of Television Studies. 12 (2): 102–120. doi:10.1177/1749602017698476. ISSN 1749-6020. S2CID 219960862.