19832017

19832017 is a numeric designation used in various independent contexts to connect the years 1983 and 2017. There is no single organization, artist, or project universally identified by this label; its meaning depends on context. In archival and data-related usage, 19832017 is sometimes applied to collections or studies that involve material from or about the period around 1983 and around 2017, or that compare developments across the intervening years. In cultural production, the string has been used as a title or motif for works that juxtapose early-1980s social and political conditions with late-2010s trends, or that trace the continuity and rupture between these moments.

There are a few small-scale documentaries, installations, and research papers that have employed 19832017 as a framing device. However, none has established a formal, widely-recognized canon under the label, and the term lacks an official definition or governing body. The appeal of the designation lies in its compactness and its capacity to invite cross-era analysis, encouraging viewers or researchers to examine how ideas, technologies, and institutions evolved between the early 1980s and the late 2010s.

Related concepts include time-span labeling, chronological juxtaposition, and cross-era comparison. The term remains predominantly informal and context-specific, with its interpretation shaped by the surrounding work.