The history of emotions: what the affect of the past tells us

This article presents a critical reflection on the historiography dedicated to the study of emotions, showing its origin, achievements and possibilities. For this, the text is organized in three sections which explore: 1) the explanatory paradigms of emotions which have influenced historiographic ap...

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Main Authors: Barrera, Begoña, Sierra, María
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Published: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020
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Online Access:https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11583
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description This article presents a critical reflection on the historiography dedicated to the study of emotions, showing its origin, achievements and possibilities. For this, the text is organized in three sections which explore: 1) the explanatory paradigms of emotions which have influenced historiographic approaches; 2) the interest that affect has provoked in contemporary historiography from the early 20th century to the arrival of the so-called «affective turn»; and 3) the plurality of theoretical approaches and categories of analysis which historians of emotions have been offering in the last few decades. Taking the above into consideration, this article defends how appropriate it is to create a dialog between the history of emotions and different categories of analysis, such as gender or race, and how beneficial it is to address these studies from different approaches, such as biographical history.
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spelling oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-115832023-11-27T16:40:30Z The history of emotions: what the affect of the past tells us Historia de las emociones: ¿qué cuentan los afectos del pasado? L’histoire des émotions: ce que racontent les affects sur le passé Barrera, Begoña Sierra, María Emotions feelings affective turn gender race biographical history Emociones sentimientos giro afectivo género raza historia biográfica émotions sentiments tournant affectif genre race histoire biographique This article presents a critical reflection on the historiography dedicated to the study of emotions, showing its origin, achievements and possibilities. For this, the text is organized in three sections which explore: 1) the explanatory paradigms of emotions which have influenced historiographic approaches; 2) the interest that affect has provoked in contemporary historiography from the early 20th century to the arrival of the so-called «affective turn»; and 3) the plurality of theoretical approaches and categories of analysis which historians of emotions have been offering in the last few decades. Taking the above into consideration, this article defends how appropriate it is to create a dialog between the history of emotions and different categories of analysis, such as gender or race, and how beneficial it is to address these studies from different approaches, such as biographical history. Este artículo presenta una reflexión crítica sobre la historiografía dedicada al estudio de las emociones, mostrando su origen, sus logros y sus posibilidades. Para ello, el texto se organiza en tres recorridos que exploran 1) los paradigmas explicativos de lo emocional que más han influido en los planteamientos historiográficos; 2) el interés que los afectos han suscitado en la historiografía contemporaneísta desde principios del siglo XX hasta la llegada del llamado «giro afectivo»; y 3) la pluralidad de enfoques teóricos y categorías de análisis que los historiadores de las emociones han ido ofreciendo en las últimas décadas. Teniendo todo ello en cuenta, este artículo defiende lo oportuno de poner a dialogar la historia de las emociones con diferentes categorías de análisis, como el género o la raza, y lo ventajoso de abordar estos estudios desde otros enfoques, como la historia biográfica. Cet article présente une réflexion critique sur l’historiographie dédiée à l’étude des émotions, tout en retraçant ses origines, ses acquis et ses possibilités. Pour ce faire, le texte analyse 1) les paradigmes explicatifs de l’émotionnel qui ont été décisifs pour l’historiographie ; 2) l’intérêt que les affects ont suscité dans l’historiographie sur le contemporain depuis le début du XXe siècle jusqu’à l’arrivée de ce qu’on appelle «le tournant affectif» ; 3) la diversité d’approches théoriques et des catégories d’analyse que les historiens des émotions ont conçu récemment. Dès lors, cet article se propose de montrer à quel point s’avère important le dialogue entre l’histoire des émotions et d’autres catégories d’analyse tels que le genre ou la race. Or, il convient aussi d’explorer d’autres perspectives, tels que l’histoire biographique. race. Or, il convient aussi d’explorer d’autres perspectives, tels que l’histoire biographique. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2020-09-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11583 10.19053/20275137.nespecial.2020.11583 Historia Y Memoria; No. especial (2020): Special issue. The historiographical experience; 103-142 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. especial (2020): Edición Especial. La experiencia historiográfica; 103-142 Historia Y Memoria; No especial (2020): L’expérience historiographique; 103-142 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.nespecial.2020 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11583/9646 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11583/10269 Derechos de autor 2020 Historia Y MEMORIA
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The history of emotions: what the affect of the past tells us
title The history of emotions: what the affect of the past tells us
title_alt Historia de las emociones: ¿qué cuentan los afectos del pasado?
L’histoire des émotions: ce que racontent les affects sur le passé
title_full The history of emotions: what the affect of the past tells us
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