This special issue engages with the relationship between feminist theory and 'the affective
turn'. Through their analyses of a range of affective states, spheres and sites, the authors in …

There is a long history of theoretical work on emotion and affect. Indeed Ann Cvetkovich
argues that 'the representation of social problems as affective dilemmas can be traced to its …

This article seeks to intervene in what I perceive to be a problematic opposition in feminist
theory between ontological and epistemological accounts of existence and politics, by …

International relations scholars are increasingly paying attention to “the emotional” as a way
to understand global politics. What is often missing from these conversations is feminist …

This book examines the fourth wave of feminism within the United Kingdom. Focusing on
examples of contemporary activism it considers the importance of understanding affect and …

Schmitz: I agree that the distinction between affect as relational to bodies, the within, and
emotion as the relation connected to subjectivity and cognition should be questioned more …

Affect has become something of a buzzword in cultural and feminist theory during the past
decade. References to affect, emotions and intensities abound, their implications in terms of …

This article engages the politics of discomfort as a critical but neglected dimension of
feminist methodologies and research praxis. Discomfort is explored as a 'sweaty …

Currently, affect and emotions are a widely discussed political topic. At least since the early
1990s, different disciplines—from the social sciences and humanities to science and …

The part anger plays in motivating political action is frequently noted, but less is said about
ways in which anger continues to be a part of how people do politics. This article critically …