RN11 - Sociology of Emotions
An emotion lens on the social world
The sociology of emotions has grown since the 1970’s to become a vital and dynamic field within the discipline of sociology. With strong roots in the classical tradition, it has taken an increasingly central place within contemporary sociology and makes important contributions to general sociological theorizing, as well as to specific sub-fields such as the sociology of culture, politics, organizations, social movements, intimate and family life, the body, the economy, technology, social change, migration, and more. The Sociology of Emotions Research Network (RN11) brings together researchers from across Europe and the world with an interest in affect and emotions, deploying a range of methodologies to explain and understand a – perhaps the – fundamental feature of our shared social lives: our emotions.
The Network was formed in May 2004 and has grown significantly in terms of members, published and planned outputs, and various research activities. While the aim and focus of the Network remain the sociological study of emotions (and more recently affect), the diversity of themes and the range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the topic attest to the vitality of the field across the globe. Recent work has addressed the links between emotions and new forms of social inequality, the increased importance of ’emotional capital’ in organizations and work, as well as the role of emotions in politics and the judiciary—all traditionally perceived to be ‘rational’ domains; and the conceptualization of emotion not as ‘natural’ and biological but primarily social and constructed.
In particular, the Network aims to support and encourage PhD and early career researchers through targeted workshops and reduced conference fees. It is linked with other groups and networks focused on emotions across the globe, and remains a vibrant contributor to the work and mission of both the ESA and more broadly, sociology.
9th Midterm Conference of the ESA Sociology of Emotions Research Network (RN11)
Online conference
Online conference - Update June 10th, 2020
Our RN11-Midterm-Conference will be held online. There were, unfortunately, too many uncertainties and limits in organizing a physical conference. Yet before canceling the conference, we thought meeting online is still a good and sustainable alternative.
Our Midterm will hence take place from November 25 to 27, 2020. And the PhD-workshop will be held in the mornings of November 23 and 24, 2020. The decision on the selected abstracts will be communicated by mid-July.
Last but not least, we are very happy to announce already two of our confirmed keynote speakers:
- Amparo Lasén (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
- Arlie Russell Hochschild (University of California Berkeley)
Coordinators:
Yvonne Albrecht (y.albrecht [at] hu-berlin.de); Alberto Martin Perez (amartinperez [at] ub.edu); Natàlia Cantó-Milà (ncantom [at] uoc.edu); Nina Margies (margiesn [at] hu-berlin.de)
Full Call for Papers (CLOSED):
