Boredom

This Element challenges prevailing views of boredom as a modern phenomenon and as an experience occurring inside our minds. It discusses the changing perspectives on boredom within psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis on both sides of the Atlantic in the last 100 years. It also analyses visual...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Carrera, Elena, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2023.
Edición:First edition
Colección:Cambridge elements. Elements in histories of emotions and the senses,
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Sumario:This Element challenges prevailing views of boredom as a modern phenomenon and as an experience occurring inside our minds. It discusses the changing perspectives on boredom within psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis on both sides of the Atlantic in the last 100 years. It also analyses visual and textual material from France, Germany, Britain, Argentina and Spain, which illustrates the kinds of social situations, people and interactions that have been considered tedious or boring in the past five centuries.
Notas:Also issued in print: 2023.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (90 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s)
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781009412353
9781009412391
9781009412360
Acceso:Open access.