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Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television explores, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the shifts in our emotional preferences, styles, and 'emotional regimes' in western societies from the 1920s to today, as viewed through the lens of film and television.

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Author:   Claudia Wassmann
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2015
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.698kg
ISBN:  

9781137546814

ISBN 10:   1137546816
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   05 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television: An Introduction; Claudia Wassmann 2. The Big Holiday, Work and the British Family, 1930s-Present; Sandra Trudgen Dawson 3. American Anger Control and the Role of Popular Culture; Peter Stearns 4. Beyond Emotional Intelligence: Anger, Emotional Stupidity and Lifestyle Issues; Ursula Oberst 5. 'Empty Husks': Age, Disability, Care, Death and Amour; Shally Chivers 6. Re-enacting Trauma in Film and Television: Restaging History, Revisiting Pain; Stella Bruzzi, Warwick University 7. The Relationships Between Therapy Culture, Psychology and Cinema: The Case of Woody Allen; Miguel Angel Huerta Floriano 8. Therapy Cultures in Society: A Polycontextual Approach; Robin Kurilla 9. The Emotional Framing of Terrorism in Online Media: The Case of Charlie Hebdo; Omar V. Rosas 10. A Tentative Conclusion: The Pulse of Our Times; Claudia Wassmann References Filmography Index

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Stella Bruzzi, University of Warwick, UK Sally Chivers, Trent University, Canada Sandra Trudgen Dawson, Northern Illinois University, USA Miguel Ángel Huerta Floriano, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain Robin Kurilla, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Ursula Oberst, Ramon Llull University, Spain Omar V. Rosas, University of Navarra, Spain Peter Stearns, George Mason University, USA Claudia Wassmann, University of Navarra, Spain

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