PERSPECTIVES OF CULTURAL STUDIES (CONCEPTUALISATION OF EMOTIONS IN THE DISCOURSE OF CULTURAL STUDIES)
PERSPECTIVES OF CULTURAL STUDIES (CONCEPTUALISATION OF EMOTIONS IN THE DISCOURSE OF CULTURAL STUDIES)
Author(s): Małgorzata GruchołaSubject(s): Cultural history, Culture and social structure , Cognitive Psychology, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: affective turn; culture of emotions; cultural studies; deconstructionism; socio-cultural constructivism;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to conceptualise emotions in the discourse of cultural studies, which were initiated in the 1970s. American discourse focuses on the role of emotions in shaping individuality and subjectivity (emotional labour), while European discourse focuses on their historically and culturally conditioned constructs. Even though they have been regarded in academic discourse as opposed to reason, today it is believed that emotions determine cognitive processes, and cognitive processes can have an effect on emotions. The article discusses theoretical concepts related to emotions: biological determinism/ biological reductionism, socio-cultural constructivism and deconstructionism, affective turn, and culture of emotions.
Journal: Roczniki Kulturoznawcze
- Issue Year: 14/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 133-151
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English