Atlas of Emotion is a highly original endeavour to map a cultural history of spatio-visual arts. In an evocative montage of words and pictures, emphasises that "sight" and "site" but also "motion" and "emotion" are irrevocably connected. In so doing, Giuliana Bruno touches on the art of Gerhard Richter and Annette Message, the film making of Peter Greenaway and Michelangelo Antonioni, the origins of the movie palace and its precursors, and her own journeys to her native Naples. Visually luscious and daring in conception, Bruno opens new vistas and understandings at every turn.

"Atlas of Feelings is a collection of evocative poems that aims to outline all the experiences that a human soul goes through. The poems in this book give us glimpses of the ups and downs that we have all been through. Atlas of Feelings exudes the flavor of the magical fragrance of poetic language that makes us nostalgic and eases us into reliving the special memories of our past. "

(Extra) Ordinary Interiors features research articles and visual essays by academics, research students and practitioners that demonstrate contemporary modes of criticality and reflection on specific interior environments in ways that expand upon that which is ordinary (of the everyday, common, banal, or taken for granted).

Visual Culture Studies presents 13 engaging and detailed interviews with some of the most influential intellectuals working today on the objects, subjects, media, and environments of visual culture. Exploring historical and theoretical questions of vision, the visual, and visuality, this collection reveals the provocative insights of these thinkers, as they have contributed in exhilarating ways to disturbing the parameters of more traditional areas of study across the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In so doing they have key roles in establishing visual culture studies as a significant field of inquiry. Each interview draws out the interests and commitments of the interviewee to critically interrogate the past, present, and future possibilities of visual culture studies and visual culture itself.

This work informs by encouraging the reader to interact with the text itself and with the literature in the area. It is a learning tool rather than an encyclopaedic presentation of its topic. The writing style is personal, direct and accessible. Citations are employed, but always for specific purposes. Cited materials are made accessible whenever possible by the provision of URLs. Readers learn about emotion and its relationship to brain, body, cognition, memory, and appraisal. They are also introduced to the role of emotion in language and in the fine arts. Readers of Engaging with Emotion will likely be students within the first two years of university or college taking a related course, or those who are interested in learning more about emotion. This book is ideal for adaptation to an online course format as it includes exercises and learning guides. The book uses straightforward and helpful language and examples to avoid frustrating or confusing students, but instead to keep them actively involved with the material in the book, and to help motivated learners learn.

The Handbook consists of four major sections. Each section is introduced by a main article: Theories of Emotion – General Aspects Perspectives in Communication Theory, Semiotics, and Linguistics Perspectives on Language and Emotion in Cultural Studies Interdisciplinary and Applied Perspectives The first section presents interdisciplinary emotion theories relevant for the field of language and communication research, including the history of emotion research. The second section focuses on the full range of emotion-related aspects in linguistics, semiotics, and communication theories. The next section focuses on cultural studies and language and emotion; emotions in arts and literature, as well as research on emotion in literary studies; and media and emotion. The final section covers different domains, social practices, and applications, such as society, policy, diplomacy, economics and business communication, religion and emotional language, the domain of affective computing in human-machine interaction, and language and emotion research for language education. Overall, this Handbook represents a comprehensive overview in a rich, diverse compendium never before published in this particular domain.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The third generation of survivors is the one that is most affected by the aftermath of the Holocaust. They carry emotional material that belongs to their parents and grandparents, and they feel these traumas even if they don’t consciously know them. #2 The first childhood memory often reveals the reasons a patient seeks therapy, and it illustrates the patient’s view of herself. It often illustrates the experience of being forgotten. #3 During her session, Eve told me that she was married and had two children. She explained that she had decided to start therapy because something terrible had happened, something that made her realize she needed help. She then told me about her affair with Josh. #4 The tension between the wish to destroy and the urge to survive, create, and produce is a part of every aspect of our lives, including our relationships. It is important to recognize and bring these urges and wishes into consciousness, and to question our choices and the choices of the people who came before us.

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The third generation of survivors is the one that is most affected by the aftermath of the Holocaust. They carry emotional material that belongs to their parents and grandparents, and they feel these traumas even if they don’t consciously know them. #2 The first childhood memory often reveals the reasons a patient seeks therapy, and it illustrates the patient’s view of herself. It often illustrates the experience of being forgotten. #3 During her session, Eve told me that she was married and had two children. She explained that she had decided to start therapy because something terrible had happened, something that made her realize she needed help. She then told me about her affair with Josh. #4 The tension between the wish to destroy and the urge to survive, create, and produce is a part of every aspect of our lives, including our relationships. It is important to recognize and bring these urges and wishes into consciousness, and to question our choices and the choices of the people who came before us.

Building on the legacy of the groundbreaking first edition, the Editors of this unique volume have selected more than 100 leading emotion researchers from around the world and asked them to address 14 fundamental questions about the nature and origins of emotion. For example: What is an emotion? How are emotions organized in the brain? How do emotion and cognition interact? How are emotions embodied in the social world? How and why are emotions communicated? How are emotions physically embodied? What develops in emotional development? At the end of each chapter, the Editors--Andrew Fox, Regina Lapate, Alexander Shackman, and Richard Davidson--highlight key areas of agreement and disagreement. In the final chapter--The Nature of Emotion: A Research Agenda for the 21st Century--the Editors outline their own perspective on the most important challenges facing the field today and the most fruitful avenues for future research. Not a textbook offering a single viewpoint, The Nature of Emotion reveals the central issues in emotion research and theory in the words of many of the leading scientists working in the field today, from senior researchers to rising stars, providing a unique and highly accessible guide for students, researchers, and clinicians.