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The course will introduce students to central theoretical approaches to the (relatively) new field of the sociology of emotion. Even though emotions, feelings and affects do not constitute key terms of classical sociological inquiry, most Classics did in fact deal with emotional and/or affectual phenomena (e.g. Simmel’s work on faithfulness and gratitude, Durkheim’s reflections on solidarity and effervescence, Goffman’s writings on embarrassment etc.). The course will (1) offer an overview of different classical approaches to the study of emotion, (2) discuss contemporary approaches to the study of emotions. It will also deal with key conceptual and methodological issues in sociological study of emotions (Flam, Hochschild, Neckel, Slaby etc.). |
| Literatur |
Hochschild, Arlie R. "The sociology of emotion as a way of seeing." (1997). In: Bendelow, Gillian; Williams, Simon J. (Ed-): Emotions in Social Life. Critical Themes and Contemporary Issues. London: Routledge. |
