As part of her work on the history and meaning of tears and water at the Centre for the History of the Emotions in 2013-14, Leverhulme Artist in Residence Clare Whistler worked with film-maker David Wright to create this film, ‘The … Continue reading
SAD at Thirty Produced by Natalie Steed for QMUL There’s a certain Slant of light, Winter Afternoons – That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes – Heavenly Hurt, it gives us – We can find no scar, But internal … Continue reading
Histories and Theories of the Unconscious Saturday, November 22nd 2014, 10am – 5pm A day conference on the unconscious mind from its early-modern philosophical origins to its diverse articulations in literature, art and social policy, and its controversial history within the psychoanalytic tradition. Speakers: Angus Nicholls (Queen … Continue reading
Dr Thomas Dixon is Director of the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. This blog post is the text of a talk he gave at the ‘Vessels of Tears’ event, curated by Leverhulme Artist … Continue reading
We are very proud to make available this recording of a new work by composer and performer Kerry Andrew. It is a setting of verses from George Herbert’s poem ‘Praise (III)’, first published in 1633. The piece was commissioned as part … Continue reading
Welcome to the History of Emotions Blog at Queen Mary, University of London. From this page you can browse a series of specially commissioned blog posts supporting the BBC Radio 4 series ‘Five Hundred Years of Friendship‘. The series is … Continue reading
Dr Thomas Dixon is the presenter of ‘Five Hundred Years of Friendship‘ on BBC Radio 4 and the Director of the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. In this blog post he reflects on … Continue reading
Dr Thomas Dixon is the presenter of ‘Five Hundred Years of Friendship‘ on BBC Radio 4 and the Director of the Centre for the History of the Emotions at Queen Mary, University of London. In this blog post he reflects … Continue reading
As 2013 draws to a close, here is a festive offering from the History of Emotions Blog – our twelve most read new posts of 2013 . We wish our readers a happy and restful holiday season, filled with love, … Continue reading
Shakespeare’s first tragedy, revived by Michael Fentiman for the RSC this summer, is a story of blood, tears, rape, and entrails. From the opening scenes, in which Titus orders the ritual disembowelling of the Goth Queen Tamora’s son, the violence … Continue reading