Historicizing both emotions and politics, this open access book argues that the historical work of emotion is most clearly understood in terms of the dynamics of institutionalization. This is shown in twelve case studies that focus on decisive moments in European and US history from 1800 until today. Each case study clarifies how emotions were central to people’s political engagement and its effects. The sources range from parliamentary buildings and social movements, to images and speeches of presidents, from fascist cemeteries to the International Criminal Court. Both the timeframe and the geographical focus have been chosen to highlight the increasingly participatory character of nineteenth- and twentieth-century politics, which is inconceivable without the work of emotions.
Author Biography:
Ute Frevert, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Kerstin Maria Pahl, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Francesco Buscemi, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Philipp Nielsen, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, USA
Agnes Arndt, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Michael Amico, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Karsten Lichau, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Hannah Malone, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Julia Wambach, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Juliane Brauer, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Germany
Caroline Moine, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany, and the Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France