As part of Proms: Extra, a series of talks exploring emotional themes in the arts, Thomas Dixon and Wiebke Thormählen will be discussing mood: how composers have engaged with themes of sentimentality, happiness and sorrow in their work and how writers have explored these emotions in novels and poetry. Catch Thomas on BBC Radio 3 on 15 July at 17. 45
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Have selfies ruined the smile?
At a recent talk at Hay festival, Colin Jones argued that selfies have ruined the smile – find out more and read about it in The Telegraph and The Daily Mail.
Colin also has an essay in the New York Review of Books asking whether emotions caused the Terror.
Jules Evans on BBC Radio 3: Free Thinking
Miss Jules Evans’ excellent contribution to BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking programme on Wednesday 31 May? Never fear, you can listen again on Iplayer. Jules was talking about his new book, The Art of Losing Control.