Recent Years and the Rise of Emotion and Affect

Recent years have witnessed a rapid rise in engagement with emotion and affect across a broad range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, with geographers among others making a significant contribution by examining the emotional intersections between people and places.

Building on Emotional Geographies

Building on the achievements of Emotional Geographies (2005), the editors have brought together leading scholars such as Nigel Thrift, Alphonso Lingis, and Frances Dyson as well as young, up-and-coming academics from a diverse range of disciplines to investigate feelings and affect in various spatial and social contexts, environments, and landscapes.

Book Structure and Themes

The book is divided into five sections covering the themes of remembering, understanding, mourning, belonging, and enchanting.