An Erotics of Time: Toward the Cross-Cultural Study of Temporal Experience

Michael G. Flaherty

doi:10.52426/rau.v9i2(suplemento).215

Autores

Michael G. Flaherty

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52426/rau.v9i2(suplemento).215

Palavras-chave:

time, temporal experience, agency, ethnography, cultural diversity

Resumo

Research in anthropology and sociology has focused on the social organization of time and time reckoning. There is, consequently, an emphasis on cross-cultural differences in the meaning of time. This line of inquiry neglects variation in the perceived passage of time as well as temporal agency. Following a review of extant research in anthropology, I call for cross-cultural research on the perception of time or subjective temporal experience. Using a theoretical framework for the study of social interaction, I point to scattered evidence for cross-cultural uniformity in the perception of time and temporal agency. I conclude with a call for further investigation of these topics.

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