The Emotions and Cultural Analysis

’Emotions are a daily puzzle for many of us, and a research goldmine for the cultural analyst. This timely collection appeals to the growing numbers of scholars in the social sciences and humanities who are getting interested in emotions and how to study them empirically. It also offers a theoretically nuanced palette of perspectives on the role of emotions in everyday life.’ Roberta Sassatelli, University of Milan, Italy ’The emotional turn is now a fait accompli, in various disciplines as sociology, psychology, philosophy and history. Yet, rarely do these disciplines speak to each other about emotions. This is exactly what this book manages to do by examining such crucial issues as the relationship of emotions to culture, the psychologization of human relations, the role of reflexivity in emotional life, and emotions as expressions of and reactions to cultural norms. This is a lively and timely exchange which significantly furthers our understanding of the intricate relationship between culture and emotions.’ Eva Illouz, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and author of Why Love Hurts: A Sociological Explanation