Affect, Power, and Institutions

This book explores how institutions produce, frame, and condition affective dynamics and emotional repertoires, engendering conformance or resistance to institutional requirements. It is a valuable resource for scholars and students of interdisciplinary affect and emotion studies from various disciplines.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 30 December 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive volume explores the intricate tapestry of the affective lives of institutions, employing a transdisciplinary lens that encompasses theoretical, conceptual, empirical, and critical dimensions. By foregrounding the role of affect in both sustaining and transforming deeply problematic institutional arrangements, the book offers a novel understanding of institutional affect. Through its analysis, it delves into the ways in which institutions generate, frame, and shape affective dynamics and emotional repertoires, either fostering conformance or resistance to institutional mandates.

This collection of scholarly works will be of immense value to scholars and students engaged in interdisciplinary studies of affect and emotion across a diverse array of disciplines, including social sciences, cultural studies, social and cultural anthropology, organizational and institution studies, media studies, social philosophy, aesthetics, and critical theory. By drawing upon a rich array of perspectives and methodologies, this volume seeks to shed light on the complex interplay between institutions, emotions, and social dynamics, ultimately contributing to a deeper understanding of the world we inhabit.

Weight: 468g
Dimension: 232 x 155 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032302065