Is weeping more Christ-like than laughing? Dr Lucy Allen is a medievalist working on the literature and culture of late-medieval England, and as a teaching associate of the English Faculty at the University of Cambridge. In this post, re-published with kind permission from … Continue reading
The Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London invites applications from outstanding post-graduate students wishing to pursue doctoral research into aspects of the histories of emotions and health. The deadline for applications is 31 … Continue reading
Below is the text of a forthcoming job advertisement, which is also posted on the QMUL vacancies page. To apply for this post you will need to follow the appropriate links from that page. The closing date for applications is 15th October … Continue reading
Dr Thomas Dixon is the Director of the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary University of London. Here, on the occasion of the publication of his new book, he reflects on his experience of researching and writing … Continue reading
Dr. Mary C. Flannery is maître assistante (lecturer) in medieval English at the University of Lausanne. She is the author of John Lydgate and the Poetics of Fame, and is currently completing a book on shame in medieval English literature. … Continue reading
As we drove to our local cinema to see Inside Out, my five year-old son asked me: “So what is this film going to be about?” “Feelings,” I said, “the feelings that live inside our heads”. He thought for a … Continue reading
We are pleased to announce two summer lunchtime seminars. On 12th June, Una McIlvenna will explore the emotion of shame and its place in early modern public executions then, a week later on 19th June, Yukiko Kinoshita will talk about the … Continue reading
We recently asked three of our early-career scholars – Sarah Crook, Richard Firth-Godbehere, and Chris Millard – to tell us what they thought about the history of emotions and how it connected with their research. Here’s what they told us … Continue reading
We’re excited to announce our new community book group: ‘READING EMOTIONS: LOVE IN FICTION 1750-1950’ It’s aimed at anyone who likes reading and would like to discuss the books they have read. We will be reading neglected works of fiction … Continue reading
For anyone who didn’t keep up with all our posts on the Queen Mary History of Emotions Blog this year, Thomas Dixon has made a selection of highlights from 2014 – a year of friendship and smiles, as well as … Continue reading