The Distinction Between Passion and Emotion: In Search of Case Studies Workshop
Date: Friday 17 June 2016
Time: 2–5 pm
Venue: Philippa Maddern Seminar Room (Arts 1.33), The University of Western Australia (UWA)
Registration: Free event but please RSVP for catering.
Contact: Pam Bond (pam.bond@uwa.edu.au)
Confirmed Speakers:
- Louis Charland: (Partner Investigator, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) Western University, Ontario, Canada
- Kirk Essary: (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) UWA
- Sally Holloway: (Early Career Research Fellow, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) Richmond, The American International University, London
- Danijela Kambaskovic-Schwartz: (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) UWA
- Bob White: (Chief Investigator, ARC Centre for the History of Emotions) UWA
Meanings of the words ‘passions’ and ‘emotions’ changed significantly during the period 1500–1800, as medical paradigms and institutions evolved, societies became less theocentric and more secular, and body, mind and soul were seen in different analytical realms. The meanings have changed even more since the Romantic period in the early nineteenth century. Professor Charland is pioneering new ways of retrieving earlier models of thought in relation to the concepts behind these words, and applying them in twenty-first century psychiatry, cognitive science and clinical situations. In this Workshop he will present his overall theory, especially in terms of the changing distinctions between ‘passions’ and ‘emotions’, and together participants will explore possible case studies from different periods and different disciplines.
Do you know of an interesting example of a case where a writer distinguishes between the constructs ‘passion’ and ’emotion’ but argues or assumes we should retain both? Or any relevant cognate terms? Bring your example to the discussion!
