TY - JOUR AU - Flaherty, Michael G. PY - 2017/12/20 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - An Erotics of Time: Toward the Cross-Cultural Study of Temporal Experience JF - Revista de Antropologia da UFSCar JA - R@U VL - 9 IS - 2(suplemento) SE - Artigos DO - 10.52426/rau.v9i2(suplemento).215 UR - https://www.rau2.ufscar.br/index.php/rau/article/view/215 SP - 7-27 AB - <p>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.</p> ER -