Presentation

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The development of the Anthropology of Emotions as an autonomous field of research in Brazil dates from the 1990s. Since then, this area has evolved greatly with activities carried out in meetings and congresses of scientific associations in Brazil, such as ABA and ANPOC, and abroad, such as the Congress of Anthropology of the Mercosul, the European Association of Social Anthropology, the Portuguese Anthropological Association and the Argentinian Anthropological Association. The topics studied range from the relations between emotions, the body and experiences of health/illness to the micropolitical work done by emotions in phenomena of the public sphere, such as violence, police work, social movements, and professional institutions and trajectories.

The present proposal articulates researchers from two lines of investigation at PPCIS: "Culture, subjectivity and emotions” and “Intellectuals, education and politics”. This articulation involves combining, in some research proposals, the study of emotions with the analysis of intellectual trajectories. The main goal of this project is the creation of an Iberian-American network in the Anthropology of Emotions, by stimulating the dialogues among researchers in Brazil, Argentina, Portugal and Spain. This project will be developed through four articulated formats: a) the joint production of events, short courses and workshops as part of work missions; b) through coauthorship and co-editing of publications; c) the creation of a website to publicize events and publications; d) through comparative research projects. The research projects involved in this proposal study the possibilities and limits of treating emotions as objects of social science investigation in four major areas: a) emotions, intellectual trajectory and scientific fields; b) the body, health, emotion and gender; c) crisis, suffering and caring, d) policing, public safety and emotions.