New 'early view' paper (citing me) in Emotions & Society.
'Notions of professionalism and the organisation of emotions in the German asylum administration before 2015' by Stephanie Schneider.
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Interesting interdisciplinary event on love #Emosoc
A short film on Arlie Hochschild’s 'The Managed Heart'. It should be useful for students and hopefully interesting as an invitation to non-sociologists to think about emotions in a sociological way.
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The most read articles published in @bupjournals.bsky.social Emotions and Society in 2025 are available to read for free throughout February 2026. See here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/emso...
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Interesting-looking new paper by Yuval on emotions and nationalism!
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Are there any good #sociologyofemotions podcasts out there? I am new to the field and would love some recommendations #emosoc
New #emosoc book just out by the brilliant Julie Brownlie (Edinburgh).
'A sociology of kindness as everyday enchantment: On making the world go our way'
Order for libraries and the like.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165152/
#CfP: 'Bridging Emotions: Affect in Overcoming Social and Political Divides', a hybrid workshop, based in Keio University, Tokyo, 16.05.2026, organized by Takemitsu Morikawa and @cvscheve.bsky.social
Submission deadline: 15.02.2026
Details: www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/soziologie/a...
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Important new paper just out in @sociologicaltheory.bsky.social by Giacomo Lampredi.
(An)Aesthetic Emotions: A Pragmatist View of Sensibility Change tinyurl.com/4r7wvmk6
Heard a version of this at the #RN11 conference in August. Giacomo is an exciting voice in #emosoc and #socialtheory right now.
This looks really interesting....
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Really interesting #CfP for a conference at @sns.it in March.
Political Emotions in Times of Conflict: Climate, Inequality, and Democracy
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Interesting new paper on emotional practice in organizations.
Castro, V. R., Mendes, L., & Coutinho, M. L. G. (2025). Investigating Emotional Practices in Organizations: A Proposal for an Analytical Framework. International Journal of Qualitative Methods doi.org/10.1177/1609...
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My 2023 paper '(Un)Fixing habitus: affective transactions and the becoming body' is just out in the latest volume/issue (26/3) of @distinktionjournal.bsky.social
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Some other great #socialtheory in that issue (e.g. Paul Gorby's paper on the biopolitics of fear and Agamben) #emosoc
My @qubcriminology.bsky.social colleague Kevin Hearty has a brilliant new paper out that should be of interest to #emosoc people.
‘One brother would carry another’: #Emotions, political imprisonment, and the prison memoirs of the ‘blanketmen’
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“Don’t show them anger because then they think we are criminals.”
New blog from Emotions and Society author Betül Özkaya 👇
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#CfP: Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference 2026 will be held at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social! Please see the call and deadlines below. We would love to see you in Belfast in May!
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New open access book edited by #ESARN11 member Sarah Pritz, along with Heike Paul:
Sentimental State(s): Affective Politics of Order and Belonging
Available here: cloud-neu.transcript-verlag.de/index.php/s/...
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Cecile Vermont introducing Isabel Bramsen at a keynote lecture in the Great Hall of Queen's University Belfast, Thursday, August, 28th, 2025.
Sinisa Malesevic giving a keynote lecture in the Great Hall of Queen's University Belfast, Wednesday, August, 27th, 2025.
We had a fantastic week at the ESA Sociology of Emotions Midterm in QUB this week. A brilliant PhD workshop, three days of fascinating papers on a host of topics, and two outstanding keynotes from @sinisamalesevic.bsky.social and @isabelbramsen.bsky.social (thank you both!).
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Final updates to the programme before the #RN11 midterm next week in QUB - esarn11midtermconferencebelfast.wordpress.com/programme/
Really looking forward to seeing some of you in Belfast next week.
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Some updates to the programme and some information around food and travel have been added to the ESA RN11 midterm conference website. See here: esarn11midtermconferencebelfast.wordpress.com
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📣 🚨 Last call for our Emotions and Society call for papers!
'Emotions, Ageing and Environmental Change: Making sense of current and future worlds'.
🌟 Submit today! (Deadline 15th July)
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🧠 ⚡ Want your finger on the pulse before term starts? Read our freshest and most relevant articles from Emotions and Society now via our student reading list – free to access until 31 October
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If I get time, I might write something more sociological about 'Reeve's tears' than this but it is the connections between emotions, gender, and power that need to be unpacked here.
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How do emotions shape modern masculinities?
From online performances to political movements, we're calling for research that looks at the complex emotional lives of men for a special issue of #EmoSoc
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#Masculinity SocSky #genderstudies
Call for Special Issue papers: Masculinities and Emotions: Changing Times and Contexts Emotions and Society cover
Are you researching the role of emotions in #Masculinity?♂️
Make a submission to our upcoming special issue of Emotions and Society
📆 Abstract submission 15 Jul
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I listened to this brilliant talk by @carolynpedwell.bsky.social this morning while pottering.
Both it and the book it is based on (below) are HIGHLY recommended.
'Transformative possibilities in the everyday – habit, affect and the unconscious'
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Call for papers for Emotions and Society
Special issue - Masculinities and Emotions: Changing Times and Contexts
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Background to the call It is a prescient irony, given the stubborn conception that men ‘don’t express feelings’, that the contemporary bonds, behaviours and excesses of masculinity are so deeply immersed in emotion. It has long been recognised that that men’s conflicts are steeped in emotional experiences and dynamics of shame, irritability and anger (Men’s Project and Flood 2024). Similarly, hegemonic and toxic acts often stem from emotions such as pride and fear (Connell and Messerschmidt 2005). Traditional masculinities have also been implicated in men’s desires and struggles to master their own and other’s emotions, whether this be in the context of emotional control (Barrett & Bliss-Moreau, 2009), couple relationships (McQueen, 2017) or emotional flooding (Malik et al 2020). Other works have advanced the study of masculine emotion beyond these dynamics. Some have pointed out that emotional suppression leaves a stark legacy for many men, making them more susceptible to distress and suicide (River and Flood 2021). More recent studies have focussed on the presence and role of more positive emotions in men’s lives. ‘Inclusive’ masculine acts are often steeped in care, respect and love (Anderson 2018, Elliott 2019). National surveys reveal that while men’s ‘primary’ (surface) emotions confirm to hegemonic stereotypes of male emotion (e.g. confidence), their ‘secondary’ emotions are commonly care based and oriented towards families (Patulny et al 2017). Other studies point to the important role of emotions such as pride, fun and confidence in the formation of homosocial bonds (Messner 2013) and focus on men’s capacity to consider emotional reflexively, rather than reject it in favour of ‘rationality’ (Holmes 2015). Yet these studies touch on only a handful of the many issues now surfacing around men, masculinities and emotions. Thoughtful consideration of the many ways in which masculinities and emotions are interlinked and reinforce each other is missing in many co…
• Multiple masculinities and feelings • Masculine emotional regimes • Collective emotions and men’s movements • Theorising masculinity and emotion • How men manage and hide emotions • Men's social isolation and loneliness • Men’s emotions, women’s outcomes • Queer masculinities and emotions • Boyhood feelings • Older men and emotional precocity • Father’s feelings • Changing families, intimacies and masculinities • Men’s emotional performances in online spaces • Working Class Men and their emotions • Migrant masculinities and emotion • Emotions in the manosphere Information for contributors If you are interested in this call for papers, please submit your abstract (200-300 words) no later than 15 July 2025 to the Guest Editors Roger Patulny (rpatulny@hkbu.edu.hk) and Fiona McQueen (f.mcqueen@napier.ac.uk). We will inform authors by 1st September whether we would like them to submit a full paper. Full papers will be due for submission by 1st December 2025 and will undergo the journal’s standard double-anonymous peer review process. Please see our instructions for authors for guidance on preparing your submission. Timeline • 15 July 2025: Deadline for submitting abstracts to Guest Editors • 15 August 2025: Feedback and decision on the acceptance of proposals • 1 December 2025: Deadline for submitting full draft papers for review • November 2026 Publication of the Special Issue Literature Anderson, E., & McCormack, M. (2018). Inclusive masculinity theory: Overview, reflection and refinement. Journal of Gender Studies, 27(5), 547–561. Barrett, L. F., & Bliss-Moreau, E. (2009). She’s emotional. He’s having a bad day: Attributional explanations for emotion stereotypes. American Psychological Association, 9(5), 649–658
Connell, R. W. and J. W. Messerschmidt (2005). “Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept.” Gender & Society 19: 6: 829–859. de Boise, S., & Hearn, J. (2017). Are men getting more emotional? Critical sociological perspectives on men, masculinities and emotions. The Sociological Review, 65(4), 779-796. Elliott, K (2019) Negotiations between progressive and ‘traditional’ expressions of masculinity among young Australian men Journal of Sociology, Vol. 55(1) 108–123 Holmes, M. (2015). Men’s emotions: Heteromasculinity, emotional reflexivity, and intimate relationships. Men and Masculinities, 18(2), 176–192 Malik J, Heyman RE, Smith Slep AM. (2020) Emotional flooding in response to negative affect in couple conflicts: Individual differences and correlates. J Fam Psychol. Mar;34(2):145-154. McQueen, F. (2017). Male emotionality: ‘boys don’t cry’ versus ‘it’s good to talk.’ NORMA, 12(3–4), 205–219. Men’s Project & Flood, M. (2024). The Man Box 2024: Re-examining what it means to be a man in Australia. Melbourne: Jesuit Social Services. Messner, M. (2013). Reflections on Communication and Sport: On Men and Masculinities. Communication & Sport, 1(1-2), 113-124. Patulny R, Smith, V, Soh, K. (2017) ‘Generalising Men’s affective experience.’ International Journal for Masculinity Studies (NORMA), 12(3), 220-239. Roberts S & Wescott S (2024) To quell the problem, we must name the problem: the role of social media ‘manfluencers’ in boys’ sexist behaviours in school settings, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 41:2, 125-128. River J, Flood M. Masculinities, emotions and men's suicide. Sociol Health Illn. 2021 May;43(4):910-927. doi: 10.1111/1467-9566.13257
#CfP: Emotions & Society Special Issue
Masculinities and Emotions: Changing Times and Contexts.
Guest editors: @rpatulny.bsky.social and Fiona McQueen
Abstracts (200-300 words) to the editors by *JULY 15th*
Details below!
@bupjournals.bsky.social
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