Full Description
Nostalgia, a complex and multi-layered emotion, has gained interest since the turn of the century in both society and academic circles.
Written by an international group of scholars, this volume investigates the relationship between nostalgia and contemporary social issues from a multidisciplinary perspective. From history and political theory to marketing and media, each chapter discusses the way nostalgia has been presented within a disciplinary context and shows how it has evolved over time as a topic of research.
Casting light on many recent changes in society and culture, this is an important contribution to the study of nostalgia and emotions.
Contents
Introduction: The Many Different Faces of Nostalgia - Exploring a Multifaceted and Multidisciplinary Emotion - Michael Hviid Jacobsen
1. Philosophy and Nostalgia: 'Rooting' within the Nostalgic Condition - Giulia Bovassi
2. History and Nostalgia: Historicizing a Multifaceted Emotion - Tobias Becker
3. Political Theory and Nostalgia: The Power of the Past in the History of Political Thought - Andrew R. Murphy
4. Sociology and Nostalgia: Micro- , Meso- and Macro-level Dimensions of an Ambiguous Emotion - Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Janelle L. Wilson
5. Psychology and Nostalgia: Towards a Functional Approach - Tim Wildschut and Constantine Sedikides
6. Anthropology and Nostalgia: Between Hegemonic and Emancipatory Projections of the Past - Michael Herzfeld
7. Media Studies and Nostalgia: Media Philosophy and Nostalgizing in Times of Crisis - Katharina Niemeyer
8. Marketing and Nostalgia: Unpacking the Past and Future of Marketing and Consumer Research on Nostalgia - Ela Veresiu, Thomas Derek Robinson and Ana Babić Rosario
9. Literature and Nostalgia: Vestiges of Paradise - Niklas Salmose and Eric Sandberg
10. Architecture and Nostalgia: The End of History, the End of the Future and the Prospect of Nostalgia - Fernando Quesada and Andrés Carretero
Postscript: On Nostalgia of the Future and the Future of Nostalgia - Some Scattered Concluding Observations - Michael Hviid Jacobsen
