This evening sees the broadcast of the first episode of a new BBC Two television series:Ian Hislop’s Stiff Upper Lip – An Emotional History of Britain, produced by Deborah Lee for Wingspan Productions. All being well, I think I will pop up … Continue reading
A round-up of some recent publications about the history, philosophy and pscyhology of emotions, including studies of sex, sickness, science, psychiatry, satire; emotional styles, emotional practices, emotional education; love and marriage; Thomas Aquinas, John Donne, René Descartes, Pierre Bourdieu; and why … Continue reading
After the publication of What is the history of emotions? Part I and Part II, to mark the blog’s first birthday, I issued a general invitation for further answers to this question. The wonderful results are now published here as a … Continue reading
What is the history of emotions? And why does it matter? As part of our first anniversary at the History of Emotions blog, I asked members and friends of the Centre for the History of the Emotions to write a … Continue reading
A year on from the launch of this blog, interest continues to grow apace in the field of history of emotions. I recently posted a list of our Top 10 blog posts during our first twelve months. This follow-up anniversary post surveys … Continue reading
The History of Emotions Blog was launched in May 2011, with this welcome message from Tiffany Watt-Smith and myself. Since then Tiffany has moved on to become a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, and we have been joined by Jules Evans … Continue reading
The History of Emotions email list regularly carries calls for papers and announcements of conferences in the field. I thought it would be useful to gather together into a single place a list of links to information about all the … Continue reading
When did you last feel shame? Today? Yesterday? Last week? Last year? In my case, I reckon the answer is 1983. Now, there may be many reasons why I have felt no shame for the last twenty-nine years. It could … Continue reading
An intriguing new book about the philosophy of the emotions has just been published by Oxford University Press. It is not only a study of shame, but also a spirited defence of that emotion, co-authored by three philosophers: Julien Deonna, Raffaele Rodogno, … Continue reading
The history of emotions starts 2012 in good health and promises to continue to be a thriving and growing area of historical interest, both among scholars and more widely in the year ahead. By my reckoning there were at least 20 international … Continue reading