Should universities teach well-being?
This is a recording of a May 2019 panel discussion at Queen Mary, University of London, on the question 'should universities teach well-being?' There is, apparently, a mental health crisis in higher ...
19 Maj 20191h 16min
Love
Historian Jane Mackelworth thinks about the place of gifts in loving relationships, including romantic partnerships between women. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at t...
20 Mars 20198min
Gut Feeling
In this episode, historian Evelien Lemmens asks what a 'gut feeling' might be and explores Victorian worries about emotions and indigestion. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what w...
20 Mars 20197min
Grief
Historian of emotions Edgar Gerrard Hughes reflects on the ways that sounds, or silence, could express grief and mourning, especially in the nineteenth century. This is one of a series of short podca...
20 Mars 20195min
Ecstasy
Discover some of the surprising meanings of 'ecstasy' with philosopher and emotional explorer Jules Evans. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for ...
20 Mars 201912min
Disgust
Richard Firth-Godbehere talks about the psychology of modern 'disgust' and ask what light history can shed on this emotion. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Quee...
20 Mars 20197min
Compassion
Sarah Chaney talks about the history of assumptions made about nursing, gender, and the emotions of care. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mary Centre for t...
20 Mars 20195min
Anxiety
Historian David Saunders talks about his research into the science and experience of anxiety in the twentieth century. This is one of a series of short podcasts exploring what we do at the Queen Mar...
20 Mars 20197min
