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Papers by Ana C Thome Williams

Journal of Lusophone Studies, Jun 1, 2018

The metaphor of time is both linear and spatial. It places temporal events into the disparate cat... more The metaphor of time is both linear and spatial. It places temporal events into the disparate categories of the past, present, and the future. This static model of time cannot account for the dynamics of cultural space. A better model of time and space can be found in the writings of Michel Foucault. In the archeology of knowledge, Foucault proposes that the relationship of time to space is uniquely connected. Layers of space accrue over time resulting in a laminated or stratified space. The model presented in this essay takes this metaphor one step further. It argues that time is embedded in space; the present is embedded in the past. In the sociology of everyday life, one understands the present because it is embedded in the past. There are rituals, social scenarios, and social practices that constitute the practical knowledge that underlies everyday social interaction. The present and the past encounter each other in the co-present. It is here where one accepts the past in the co...

Journal of Lusophone Studies, Jun 1, 2018

The metaphor of time is both linear and spatial. It places temporal events into the disparate cat... more The metaphor of time is both linear and spatial. It places temporal events into the disparate categories of the past, present, and the future. This static model of time cannot account for the dynamics of cultural space. A better model of time and space can be found in the writings of Michel Foucault. In the archeology of knowledge, Foucault proposes that the relationship of time to space is uniquely connected. Layers of space accrue over time resulting in a laminated or stratified space. The model presented in this essay takes this metaphor one step further. It argues that time is embedded in space; the present is embedded in the past. In the sociology of everyday life, one understands the present because it is embedded in the past. There are rituals, social scenarios, and social practices that constitute the practical knowledge that underlies everyday social interaction. The present and the past encounter each other in the co-present. It is here where one accepts the past in the co...

The Korean Language in America, 2017

A book review for teachers and researchers on Foreign Language Education, based on foundations of... more A book review for teachers and researchers on Foreign Language Education, based on foundations of Communicative Language Teaching.