North Koreans lose their beloved leader
They seem to be taking it quite hard…
Author Archives: Jules Evans
The emotions of catastrophe
This is a guest post by Michael Facius, M.A, a Research Fellow at the Institute of East Asian Studies, Freie Universität Berlin. He is currently finishing his PhD thesis on “Chinese knowledge and globalization in 19th century Japan”. His new … Continue reading
How to bridge the Two Cultures?
Lisa Jardine, centenary professor of renaissance studies at Queen Mary, University of London, put forward an interesting essay on Radio 4 on Sunday, looking at CP Snow’s ‘Two Cultures’, and the rise of technocratic government (you can read her essay … Continue reading
Uncontrollable dancing
I’m fascinated by the idea of uncontrollable dancing. It seems a world away now, but it was once a familiar cultural phenomenon. In ancient Greek culture, for example, we read of the wild followers of Dionysus, also known as ho … Continue reading
Sentiments and the City
Camilla Schjerning of the University of Copenhagen and Mara Ferreri of QMUL’s School of Geography are both giving talks as part of the Centre for the History of the Emotions’ lunch-time seminars’ series on Wednesday November 23, from 1-2pm in … Continue reading
History of emotions news digest
There’ve been plenty of good articles on the history of emotions in the media in the last few weeks, some of which were written by or quoted scholars at the Centre. In the Telegraph, William Leith asked whatever happened to … Continue reading
A blueprint for ‘Philosophical CBT’
Imagine being able to practice philosophy through the NHS. The idea is not as far-fetched as it sounds. In fact, therapists and counselors in the UK are beginning to put together something called ‘Philosophical CBT’, which could radically change how … Continue reading
Occupy your heart chakra
I saw an interesting debate at the ‘general assembly’ of Occupy London this week, which I visited as a blogger / sympathizer / voyeur . The protestors were debating a motion on whether to grant the Tranquility Centre (a group … Continue reading
Philosophy on the NHS
Havi Carel had everything going for her. At 35, she had recently met the love of her life, she’d just brought out her first book, and she was about to start her dream job, teaching philosophy at the University of … Continue reading
Greenblatt on Lucretius: madness or therapy?
When he was a student at Yale University, Stephen Greenblatt wandered to the local bookstore to pick up some holiday reading, and his eye was caught by a strange-looking book with a painting by Max Ernst on the cover, showing … Continue reading