Emotion, affective practices, and the past in the present

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Label

Emotion, affective practices, and the past in the present

Statement of responsibility

(editors) Laurajane Smith, Margaret Wetherell, Gary Campbell

Contributor

• Smith, Laurajane
• Wetherell, Margaret, 1954-
• Campbell, Gary

Editor

• Wetherell, Margaret, 1954-
• Campbell, Gary
• Smith, Laurajane

Subject

• Cultural property -- Protection
• Affect (Psychology)
• Historic preservation
• Museums -- Social aspects
• Social psychology

Language

eng

Summary

"Emotion, Affective Practices, and the Past in the Present is a response to debates in the humanities and social sciences about the use of emotion. This timely and unique book explores the ways emotion is embroiled and used in contemporary engagements with the past, particularly in contexts such as heritage sites, museums, commemorations, political rhetoric and ideology, debates over issues of social memory, and touristic uses of heritage sites. Including contributions from academics and practitioners in a range of countries, the book reviews significant and conflicting academic debates on the nature and expression of affect and emotion. As a whole, the book makes an argument for a pragmatic understanding of affect and, in doing so, outlines Wetherell's concept of affective practice, a concept utilised in most of the chapters in this book. Since debates about affect and emotion can often be confusing and abstract, the book aims to clarify these debates and, through the use of case studies, draw out their implications for theory and practice within heritage and museum studies. Emotion, Affective Practices, and the Past in the Present should be essential reading for students, academics, and professionals in the fields of heritage and museum studies. The book will also be of interest to those in other disciplines, such as social psychology, education, archaeology, tourism studies, cultural studies, media studies, anthropology, sociology, and history."--

Member of

• Key issues in cultural heritage

Assigning source

Provided by publisher

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

• Key issues in cultural heritage
• Taylor & Francis eBooks