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Emotion and the Self in English Renaissance Literature: Reforming Contentment
by Paul Joseph ZajacThis book offers the first full-length study of early modern contentment, the emotional and ethical principle that became the gold standard of English Protestant psychology and an abiding concern of English Renaissance literature. Theorists and literary critics have equated contentedness with passivity, stagnation, and resignation. However, this book excavates an early modern understanding of contentment as dynamic, protective, and productive. While this concept has roots in classical and medieval philosophy, contentment became newly significant because of the English Reformation. Reformers explored contentedness as a means to preserve the self and prepare the individual to endure and engage the outside world. Their efforts existed alongside representations and revisions of contentment by authors including Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton. By examining Renaissance models of contentment, this book explores alternatives to Calvinist despair, resists scholarly emphasis on negative emotions, and reaffirms the value of formal concerns to studies of literature, religion, and affect.
Emotional Ability Resources: A Therapist's Guide to Unlocking the Power within You
by Pragati Jalan SurekaA unique self-help aid to improve emotional intelligence. – Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MPH, Med, Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School &‘Makes it easy to explore our difficult inner emotional landscape and gain and clarity.&’ – Aparna Piramal Raje, Author of Chemical Khichdi, motivational speaker, and mental health advocate Have an issue? Give EAR to it . . . Most of us find it difficult to cope with our emotions. Embarrassed to discuss it, rarely do we turn to anyone for advice. But how can we tell our story by keeping our emotions in the dark, especially from ourselves? This unique book is an essential resource on every tabletop, every bookshelf, and every household. It is for anyone who wants to reap the tangible benefits of building self-leadership through emotional intelligence. Through narratives, anecdotes, simple explanations, and exercises peppered throughout this book, you will be able to relate, identify, and solve the complexities of emotions that influence your daily routine. In essence, this handbook is your gateway to emotional and mental wellness. Emotional Ability Resources provides the right tools to access all the emotions that build up inside you or do not. It encourages you to listen to them, be more self-aware, and unlock the power you already possess. It invites you to learn about handling your inner world in an easy and healthy manner.
Emotional Alterity in the Medieval North Sea World (Palgrave Studies in the History of Emotions)
by Daniel Anlezark Erin Sebo Matthew FirthThis book addresses a little-considered aspect of the study of the history of emotions in medieval literature: the depiction of perplexing emotional reactions. Medieval literature often confronts audiences with displays of emotion that are improbable, physiologically impossible, or simply unfathomable in modern social contexts. The intent of such episodes is not always clear; medieval texts rarely explain emotional responses or their motivations. The implication is that the meanings communicated by such emotional display were so obvious to their intended audience that no explanation was required. This raises the question of whether such meanings can be recovered. This is the task to which the contributors to this book have put themselves. In approaching this question, this book does not set out to be a collection of literary studies that treat portrayals of emotion as simple tropes or motifs, isolated within their corpora. Rather, it seeks to uncover how such manifestations of feeling may reflect cultural and social dynamics underlying vernacular literatures from across the medieval North Sea world.
Emotional Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse (Studies in Computational Intelligence #1067)
by Roger LeeThis edited book presents scientific results of the 1st ACIS International Symposium on Emotional Artificial Intelligence & Metaverse (EAIM) which was held on August 4-6, 2022, in Danang, Vietnam. The aim of this symposium was to bring together researchers and scientists, businessmen and entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, computer users, and students to discuss the numerous fields of computer science and to share their experiences and exchange new ideas and information in a meaningful way. All aspects (theory, applications, and tools) of emotional artificial intelligence and metaverse, the practical challenges encountered along the way, and the solutions adopted to solve them are all explored here in the results of the articles featured in this book. The symposium organizers selected the best papers from those papers accepted for presentation at the symposium. The papers were chosen based on review scores submitted by members of the program committee and underwent further rigorous rounds of review. From this second round of review, 15 of the symposium’s most promising papers are then published in this Springer (SCI) book and not the symposium proceedings. We impatiently await the important contributions that we know these authors will bring to the field of emotional artificial intelligence and metaverse.
Emotional Engineering, Vol. 9: Move Ahead Toward Self-Satisfying Society (SSS)
by Shuichi FukudaThis is the latest volume in the series of Springer titles on emotional engineering tracking the development of this field.Engineering has been based on the Euclidean space approach and it was numerical data-centric. In short, our engineering up to now has been control-based, i.e., on tactics and problem solving. When we realize AI consumes 10,000 times more energy than human brain, we understand how it is better to use 10,000 people’s minds. But current society is industrial society. The industrial revolution introduced division of labour and we started to work for others. But the tremendous consumption of energy indicates that we need to move toward another society. If we can make the next society a self-Satisfying society (SSS) and create a new sustainable society with greater mental wellbeing then many emerging problems will be solved and we can enjoy our lives better. Emotional engineering engages with this challenge.
Emotional Freedom Technique for Animals and Their Humans: Creating a Harmonious Relationship through Tapping
by Joan RanquetEnergetically reprogram your animal&’s behavioral, emotional, and health patterns with EFT• Explains the fundamentals of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and how to apply it to animals• Illustrates the tapping points for dogs, cats, and horses on separate maps• Includes EFT tapping sequences for dogs, cats, and horses for emotional and behavioral challenges, relationship enhancement, wellness, and end-of-life careWho has not experienced a dog who just won&’t stop barking or a cat that seems to strike out without apparent reason? Relief might be at hand with the simple yet effective point-tapping practices of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) that provide an excellent hands-on tool for treating behavioral, emotional, and health challenges in animals. In this practical guide, expert animal communicator and healer Joan Ranquet shows how to apply this energetic bodywork method on animals such as dogs, cats, or horses. As you tap on certain acupressure points with a specific intention in mind, the animal will experience energetic release on the levels of mind, body, emotions, and spirit. For easy access, you will find maps clearly illustrating the specific EFT acupressure points on dogs, cats, and horses; in addition, Joan provides sample point sequences and intention scripts geared to specific ailments, conditions, and behavioral challenges as well as end-of-life care. Targeted to work with and relieve difficult emotions, the points used in EFT sequences each have a feel-good aspect to them, either a calming or releasing effect, and the scripts work to help break up old behavioral or emotional patterning. Presenting a way to cut straight to the energetic source of the problems the animal experiences and provide relief even if you don&’t know the cause of their pain, this guide will help you not only become closer to your animal companions but also improve their well-being as well as your own.
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies (In A Day For Dummies Ser. #77)
by Steven J. SteinGet smart about your feelings to achieve success and happiness Emotional intelligence (also known as emotional quotient or EQ) is all about perceiving, using, understanding, managing, and handling your emotions and those of others. Develop crucial emotional skills that will help you in your career and in your personal life with Emotional Intelligence For Dummies. Learn to manage your emotions, uncover the power of empathy, and build meaningful relationships. Raise emotionally intelligent kids, become a better leader at work, and land the job you want. Let Dummies be your guide to living your best life! Gain emotional awareness that you can use in the workplace and at home Engage in practical exercises to develop your emotional intelligence skills Apply emotional intelligence in parenting children and teenagers Reduce stress and realize greater personal happiness with a higher EQThis new edition incorporates the latest research on emotional intelligence, the new EQ-i 2.0® model, and updated exercises. Anyone who wants to get a grip on their emotions and seek success in life will benefit from this fun and practical guide.
Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders
by Robin Stern Janet PattiA handbook that helps educational leaders hone the social and emotional skills essential to promoting positive school culture and navigating their complex jobs. In this profoundly useful work, Janet Patti and Robin Stern make the case for social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of a critical skill set for K–12 school leaders, and they offer coaching on how to integrate emotional intelligence into leadership practices. Patti and Stern draw on recent research from psychology and education, as well as their combined 40 years of experience in the fields of SEL and leadership training, to highlight the many benefits of SEL-focused professional development for superintendents, principals, and aspiring school leaders. They also give readers the tools to develop their own SEL skills. Emotional Intelligence for School Leaders outlines key SEL skills, from mindfulness and self-management to relationship building and conflict resolution, and details how each can be applied in a leadership context. Case studies of a variety of successful educational leaders who employ positive psychology in their work illustrate the strategies they used to cultivate and apply their own SEL skills. This encouraging book underscores how teams that lead with self-awareness and empathy can promote well-being, foster resilience, and prevent burnout among educators and ultimately increase equity in the education system.
Emotional Intelligence for the Modern-Day
by Pílula DigitalWhy read this book? Because people ‘emotionally intelligent’ are more confident and motivated, they constantly evaluate their attitudes and thoughts, they relate to each other in a more balanced way and they are able to face difficult situations more easily, having great capacity for overcoming things.
Emotional Labor: The Invisible Work Shaping Our Lives and How to Claim Our Power
by Rose HackmanFor readers of Fair Play by Eve Rodsky and Burnout by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski comes a scathing, deeply-researched foray into the invisible, uncompensated work women perform every day. We’re tired.A stranger insists you “smile more,” even as you navigate a high-stress environment or grating commute. A mother is expected to oversee every last detail of domestic life. A nurse works on the front line, worried about her own health, but has to put on a brave face for her patients. A young professional is denied promotion for being deemed abrasive instead of placating her boss. Nearly every day, we find ourselves forced to edit our emotions to accommodate and elevate the emotions of others. Too many of us are asked to perform this exhausting, draining work at no extra cost, especially if we’re women or people of color.Emotional labor is essential to our society and economy, but it’s so often invisible. In this groundbreaking, journalistic deep dive, Rose Hackman shares the stories of hundreds of women, tracing the history of this kind of work and exposing common manifestations of the phenomenon. But Hackman doesn’t simply diagnose a problem—she empowers us to combat this insidious force and forge pathways for radical evolution, justice, and change.Drawing on years of research and hundreds of interviews, you’ll learn:· How emotional labor pervades our workplaces, from the bustling food service industry to the halls of corporate America· How race, gender, and class unequally shape the load we carry· Strategies for leveling the imbalances that contaminate our relationships, social circles, and households · Empowering tools to stop anyone from gaslighting you into thinking the work you are doing is not real workEmotional labor is real, but it no longer has to be our burden alone. By recognizing its value and insisting on its shared responsibility, we can set ourselves free and forge a path to a world where empathy, love, and caregiving claim their rightful power.
Emotional Life: Phenomenology, Education and Care (Phänomenologische Erziehungswissenschaft #14)
by Daniele BruzzoneThe human heart is, in many ways, an indecipherable enigma. The opposition of reason and passion has long prevented us from recognizing emotions and feelings as legitimate sources of knowledge. This book takes a deep dive into the rich phenomenology of affect, with a view to uncovering its essence and variety of forms: the experience of being “invaded” by an emotion is different to that of being “immersed” in a mood, just as being “guided” by a feeling does not mean being “swept away” by a passionate impulse. Hence the need for a systematic phenomenology of emotionality that can help us to appreciate such distinctions. The philosophical and pedagogical trajectory outlined in these pages provides education and healthcare practitioners – and indeed all those willing to improve their self-knowledge – with the key to a deeper understanding of the emotional life and its meaning for our existence.
Emotional Machines: Perspectives from Affective Computing and Emotional Human-Machine Interaction (Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society)
by Catrin Misselhorn Tom Poljanšek Tobias Störzinger Maike KleinCan machines simulate, express or even have emotions? Is it a good to build such machines? How do humans react emotionally to them and how should such devices be treated from a moral point of view? This volume addresses these and related questions by bringing together perspectives from affective computing and emotional human-machine interaction, combining technological approaches with those from the humanities and social sciences. It thus relates disciplines such as philosophy, computer science, technology, psychology, sociology, design, and art. The volume offers readers interested in the phenomenon of emotional machines new perspectives from a variety of disciplines and addresses fundamental questions that will become pressing in the foreseeable future as emotional machines increasingly populate our everyday lives.
Emotional Self-Knowledge (Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)
by Alessandro Salice Alba Montes SánchezThis volume sheds light on the affective dimensions of self-knowledge and the roles that emotions and other affective states play in promoting or obstructing our knowledge of ourselves. It is the first book specifically devoted to the issue of affective self-knowledge. The relation between self-knowledge and human emotions is an often emphasized, but poorly articulated one. While philosophers of emotion tend to give affectivity a central role in making us who we are, the philosophical literature on self-knowledge focuses overwhelmingly on cognitive states and does not give a special place to the emotions. Currently there is little dialogue between both fields or with other philosophical traditions that have important contributions to make to this topic, such as phenomenology and Asian philosophy. This volume brings together philosophers from the relevant fields to explore two related sets of questions: First, do philosophers of emotion exaggerate the importance of our affective lives in making us who we are? Or is it philosophers of self-knowledge who misunderstand emotions? Second, what is the role of emotions in self-knowledge? What sort of self-knowledge can be secured by paying attention to our emotions? Emotional Self-Knowledge is an essential resource for researchers and advanced students working on philosophy of emotion, philosophy of mind, epistemology, philosophical psychology, and phenomenology.
Emotional Sensitivity and How to Overcome It: Don’t Let Fallacies Take the Best of You
by Danilo H. GomesMen and women who are emotionally sensitive are often misunderstood by society. The hypersensitive are considered weak by ignorant people when, in reality, they are extremely strong. Despite emotions being intense like an out-of-control train, they can be controlled through the breaking of fallacies and misconceptions. Moreover, when we practice self-awareness, we can quickly identify harmful thought patterns that we must eliminate to control negative emotions. This reasoning is the proposal of this book. "Emotional Sensitivity and How to Overcome It," written by someone who knows very well what it is like to suffer at the hands of emotions, guides the reader through profound paths of the mind while unmasking lies about life in society and the ego. Break the emotional chains and destroy the mental triggers that undermine your joy of living.
Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Young Offenders in Singapore: Findings from the EPYC Study (SpringerBriefs in Criminology)
by David P. Farrington Dongdong Li Chi Meng ChuThis book presents the findings from the Enhancing Positive Outcomes in Youth and the Community (EPYC) study. EPYC is a ground-breaking nationwide 10-year longitudinal study on young offenders in Singapore. It focuses on understanding crime prevention, rehabilitation, and reintegration of these youths. Data were collected through yearly interviews, external assessments, and linkage of administrative records to provide a comprehensive picture of participants. In addition, a non-offender youth sample was included as a normative comparison sample. The research and findings of this book focus on:Prevalence rates and comorbidity of Emotional and Behavioural Problems (EBPs) in young offendersDrug use and Re-offendingRisk and Protective Factors for EBPs As this study represents one of the first in Asia and one of few across the globe with such in-depth investigations, it aims to advance the understanding of youth offending and associated emotional and behavioural issues. This book is best suited for criminal justice and mental health scholars, practitioners, and policy makers who are working with Asian populations or interested in cross-cultural comparisons.
Emotional, Physical and Sexual Abuse: Impact on Individuals, Couples, Children and Minorities (Trends in Andrology and Sexual Medicine)
by Mario Maggi Giovanni Corona Emmanuele A. JanniniThis new edition aims to examine the impacts of maltreatment of both children and social minorities, such as homosexuals and gender dysphoric individuals or those affected by disabilities, in women, in patients, and describes skills that are of value in supporting victims of maltreatment and preventing discrimination. On this purpose, the new book is not only an update of the current literature on the topic, but will be also enriched by chapters dealing with the subtle border between courtship and harassment, with the responsibilities of the health professionals, with the role of internet and pornography in the “economy” of abuses and sexual slavery, with forensic aspects of the abuses and with therapy of both suffered and operated sexual violence starting from prevention as social education until medical approaches. This new edition will be particularly useful to sexual medicine specialists, medical doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists, as well as graduate students in these disciplines, but also to sociologists, educators and law professionals. By fostering a better understanding of discrimination triggers and effects, this new edition will help clinicians and mentors to provide improved support through the tailoring of therapies to the needs of maltreated and abused individuals.
Emotionale Mitgliedschaft – Studien zum Verhältnis von Organisation, Emotion und Individuum (Organisationssoziologie)
by Charlotte RendaDas Buchvorhaben bringt zwei Themen zusammen, die unterschiedlich lange Traditionen innerhalb der Soziologie besitzen, aber beide von ungebrochener Aktualität sind: das Thema „Individuum und Organisation“ sowie das Thema „Emotionen am Arbeitsplatz“. In Zeiten, in denen Diskurse um Gefühlsarbeit und emotionales Selbstmanagement, aber auch der Selbstermächtigung und Anerkennung im Beruf an Gewicht gewinnen, gilt es, das Spannungsverhältnis zwischen Individuum und Kollektiv in seinen emotionalen Weiterungen neu zu beleuchten. Von einem organisationssoziologischen Ausgangspunkt her untersucht Charlotte Renda, wie an den schicksalhaften Überschneidungspunkten von dienstlichem Handeln und persönlicher Betroffenheit (sei es des Handelnden selbst, sei es dessen, der sich durch ihn behandelt sieht) eine organisationseigene emotionale Dynamik entsteht, ohne die Organisationsrationalitäten nicht zu denken sind. Das Buch versammelt unter dieser Fragestellung Studien zur Dynamik von Mitarbeiterauswahl und -evaluation, zu emotionalen Sozialtechniken im Kündigungsprozess und der Professionalisierung und Vermarktlichung dieser Techniken durch Auslagerung von Kündigungen an die sogenannte Outplacement-Beratungsindustrie, sowie zu Statuskarrieren und Identitätskonstruktion innerhalb der Organisation.
Emotionally Healthy Relationships Expanded Edition Workbook plus Streaming Video: Discipleship that Deeply Changes Your Relationship with Others
by Peter Scazzero Geri ScazzeroDiscipleship that Deeply Changes Your Relationship with Others As Part 2 of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Course, Pete and Geri Scazzero developed Emotionally Healthy (EH) Relationships over a 27-year period to directly address core biblical principles to guide you and others into an experience of discipleship that will deeply change your life.In EH Relationships Expanded Edition, everyone will learn eight practical relationship skills to develop mature, loving relationships with others, such as:Stop Mind Reading and Clarify ExpectationsClimb the Ladder of IntegrityIncarnational ListeningClean FightingAnd since loving others and loving God cannot be separated, each person will also grow in their personal, first-hand relationship with Jesus by incorporating stillness, silence, and Scripture as daily life rhythms. Part 2 of the Emotionally Healthy Discipleship Course also includes the newly-filmed Emotionally Healthy Relationships video and the Emotionally Healthy Relationships Day by Day devotional (sold separately).Join us for a powerful journey that will walk you through a door that will change forever the way you love God, others, and yourself.This workbook includes:Individual access to eight streaming video sessionsBetween-sessions personal studySession introductions, group discussion questions, and personal action stepsLeader&’s Guide and valuable appendicesSessions and video run times:Take Your Community Temperature Reading (31:00)Stop Mind Reading and Clarify Expectations (29:00)Genogram Your Family (29:30)Explore the Iceberg (23:00)Incarnational Listening (24:00)Climb the Ladder of Integrity (22:00)Clean Fighting (18:00)Develop a &“Rule of Life&” to Implement Emotionally Healthy Skills (8:00)This study guide has everything you need for a full Bible study experience, including:The study guide itself—with discussion and reflection questions, video notes, and a leader's guide.An individual access code to stream all video sessions online. (You don&’t need to buy a DVD!)Streaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2028. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.
Emotionally Immature Parents: Unpack Harmful Dynamics from Your Childhood, Empower Yourself As an Adult, and Set Boundaries for the Future
by Kai Tai QiuProcess your childhood trauma, learn to set boundaries, and finally put yourself first with these exercises and journal prompts from TikTok&’s popular healing transformation coach Dr. Kai.If you were raised by emotionally immature parents, you know that unpacking your childhood isn&’t easy. You were made to feel like your feelings didn&’t matter, while your parent or parents&’ feelings were of paramount importance. You may have been neglected emotionally, gaslit, or had your boundaries crossed time and time again. In Emotionally Immature Parents: A Recovery Workbook for Adult Children, you&’ll work through all of these experiences and more as you unpack your childhood, and practice creating boundaries with your parents in the present day. Whether you&’re estranged from your parents now, or working out how to establish boundaries, you&’ll find advice for future interactions, as well as how to go about processing difficult memories. You&’ll dive into times when you could have used an emotionally mature parenting approach and were met with a lack of emotional intelligence. As you begin the healing process, you&’ll complete exercises like: -Cultivating a nonjudgmental attitude toward yourself, others, and even your parents -Learning the distinction between yourself and harmful thoughts -Practicing gratitude to eliminate negativity in your day-to-day-life -Rediscovering love within yourself through a guided meditation -Determining your wants versus needs in your relationships -And more! In this book, you&’ll learn what methods work best for you in your current relationship with your parents, as well as strategies to move on from the pain you&’ve endured in the past. Let&’s unpack what it means to be raised emotionally immature parents.
Emotionen in der interkulturellen Psychologie: Ein maschinell generierter Forschungsüberblick
by Thu Trang Vu Dung Vu Thi Mai Lan NguyenDieses Buch gibt in fünf Themenfelder gegliedert einen Überblick über die Emotionsforschung in der kulturübergreifenden Psychologie. Es werden kulturelle Ähnlichkeiten und Unterschiede in verschiedenen Aspekten von Emotionen erörtert – vom emotionalen Ausdruck über die emotionale Anerkennung bis hin zur Emotionsregulation. Die Emotionsforschung aus der Perspektive der interkulturellen Psychologie ermöglicht den Leser:innen eine differenziertere Sicht: Es geht nicht nur um den Unterschied zwischen Individualismus und Kollektivismus, sondern auch darum, wie der breite Kontext viele psychologische Prozesse dazwischen beeinflusst, die wiederum die emotionale Verarbeitung und Reaktion steuern. Das Buch enthält einen systematischen Literaturüberblick auf der Grundlage maschinell generierter Inhalte. Fragen und zugehörige Schlüsselwörter wurden für die Maschine vorbereitet, die sie abgefragt, entdeckt, zusammengestellt und durch Clustering mit künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) strukturiert hat. Springer Nature hat in den letzten Jahren viel zu dem Thema in Zeitschriften veröffentlicht, so dass die Herausforderung für die Maschine darin bestand, die relevantesten Inhalte zu identifizieren und sie in einer strukturierten Weise zu präsentieren. Die automatisch generierten Literaturzusammenfassungen dienen Fachkräften aus den Bereichen Psychologie, Erziehung und Wirtschaft, aber auch Wissenschaftler:innen und Studierenden dazu, sich schnell einen Überblick über die aktuelle Entwicklung des Themas zu verschaffen. Sie sollen außerdem als Anregung und Impuls für aktuelle Forschungsfragen, für neue Strategien sowie für mögliche Lösungen in schwierigen Situationen nützlich sein.
Emotions Online: Feelings and Affordances of Digital Media
by Alan PetersenDigital media have become deeply immersed in our lives, heightening both hopes and fears of their affordances. While the internet, mobile phones, and social media offer their users many options, they also engender concerns about their manipulations and intrusions. Emotions Online explores the visions that shape responses to media and the emotional regimes that govern people’s engagements with them. This book critically examines evidence on the role of digital media in emotional life. Offering a sociological perspective and using ideas from science and technology studies and media studies, it explores: • The dimensions and operations of the online emotional economy• Growing concerns about online harms and abuse, especially to children• ‘Deepfakes’ and other forms of image-based abuse• The role of hope in shaping online behaviours• ‘Digital well-being’ and its market• COVID-19’s impacts on perceptions of digital media and Big Tech• Growing challenges to centralised control of the internet, and the implications for future emotional life The book breaks new ground in the sociological study of digital media and the emotions. It reveals the dynamics of online emotional regimes showing how deceptive designs and algorithm-driven technologies serve to attract and engage users. As it argues, digital media rely on the emotional labours of many people, including social media inf luencers and content moderators who make the internet seem smart. The book provides an invaluable overview of the evidence and debates on the role of digital media in emotional life and guidance for future research, policy, and action.
Emotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time (Routledge Research in Architectural History)
by Francesca Lembo Fazio Valentina TomassettiEmotions and Architecture: Forging Mediterranean Cities Between the Middle Ages and Early Modern Time explores architecture as a medium to arouse or conceal emotions, to build consensus through shared values, or to reconnect the urban community to its alleged ancestry. The chapters in this edited collection outline how architectonic symbols, images, and structures were codified – and sometimes recast – to match or to arouse emotions awakened by wars, political dominance, pandemic challenges, and religion. As signs of spiritual and political power, these elements were embraced and modulated locally, providing an endorsement to authorities and rituals for the community. This volume provides an overview of the phenomenon across the Italian region, stressing the transnationality of selected symbols and their various declinations in local contexts. It deepens the issue of refitting symbols, artworks, and structures to arouse emotions by carefully analysing specific cases, such as the Septizodium in Rome, the Holy House of Loreto in Venice, and the reconstruction of L'Aquila. The collection, through its variegated contributions, offers a comprehensive view of the phenomenon: exploring the issue from political, social, religious, and public health perspectives, and seeking to propose a new definition of architecture as a visual emotional language. Together, the chapters show how the representation of virtues and emotions through architecture was part of a symbolic practice shared by many across the Italian context. This book will be of interest to researchers and students studying architectural history, the history of emotions, and the history of art.
Emotions and Surgery in Britain, 1793–1912
by Michael BrownIn this innovative analytical account of the place of emotion and embodiment in nineteenth-century British surgery, Michael Brown examines the changing emotional dynamics of surgical culture for both surgeons and patients from the pre-anaesthetic era through the introduction of anaesthesia and antisepsis techniques. Drawing on diverse archival and published sources, Brown explores how an emotional regime of Romantic sensibility, in which emotions played a central role in the practice and experience of surgery, was superseded by one of scientific modernity, in which the emotions of both patient and practitioner were increasingly marginalised. Demonstrating that the cultures of contemporary surgery and the emotional identities of its practitioners have their origins in the cultural and conceptual upheavals of the later nineteenth century, this book challenges us to question our perception of the pre-anaesthetic period as an era of bloody brutality and casual cruelty. This title is also available as open access.
Emotions in Culture and Everyday Life: Conceptual, Theoretical and Empirical Explorations (Classical and Contemporary Social Theory)
by Michael Hviid JacobsenThis volume describes and analyses a series of emotions prevalent in everyday life and culture, with each chapter exploring the main facets of a particular emotion and considering the ways in which it manifests itself in and informs our culture and lives. Considering our expression, conception, management and sanctioning of emotions, and the ways in which these have changed over time, as well as the ways in which we can theorise particular emotional states, authors ask how certain emotions are linked to culture and society and what roles they play in politics and contemporary life. With examples and case studies taken from research into media, culture and social life, Emotions in Culture and Everyday Life will appeal to scholars of sociology, anthropology, psychology, media and cultural studies and philosophy with interests in the emotions.
Emotions in Yiddish Ghetto Diaries: Encountering Persecutors and Questioning Humanity (Routledge Studies in Second World War History)
by Amy SimonThis book uses an empathic reading of Yiddish diarists’ feelings, evaluations, and assessments about persecutors in the Warsaw, Lodz, and Vilna ghettos to present an emotional history of persecution in the Nazi ghettos. It re-centers the daily experiences of psychological and physical violence that made up ghetto life and that ultimately led victims to use their diaries as a place of agency to question and attempt to maintain their own beliefs in pre-war Jewish and Enlightenment ethics and morality. Holocaust scholars and students, as well as people interested in personal narratives, interpersonal relations, and the problem of dehumanization during the Holocaust will find this study particularly thought-provoking. Essentially, this book highlights the benefits of reading with empathy and paying attention to emotions for understanding the experiences of people in the past, especially those facing tragedy and trauma.