The Society for the History of Emotions

The Society for the History of Emotions (SHE) is a project of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, Europe 1100-1800 (CHE). It is a professional association for scholars interested in emotions as historically and culturally-situated phenomena within past and present societies.

Its aims are:

  • To understand the changing meanings and consequences of emotional concepts, expressions and regulation over time and space;
  • To establish the history of emotions as a widely-used framework for understanding past societies and cultures;
  • To organise conferences and similar events to further knowledge of the history of emotions;
  • To produce a journal called Emotions: History, Culture, Society which will appear in two issues each year;
  • To promote the interests of the Society for the History of Emotions, following the direction of its Council.

The Society welcomes members working in the field of the history of emotions across the world, including independent scholars, early career researchers and postgraduates. Membership information will soon be available through our website but in the meantime please email us at: societyhistoryemotions@gmail.com.

Current committee members consist of: Jacqueline Van Gent (Convenor); Giovanni Tarantino (Research Development Officer); Ute Frevert, Miri Rubin, Stephanie Trigg, Paul Yachnin (Ordinary Members); Andrew Lynch and Katie Barclay (Journal Editors).