Thursday 15th February, 2024

in person: 6-8.30pm (including reception), Arts Two Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS / online: 6-7.30pm

We are delighted that Prof. Thomas Dixon will be returning to QMUL to give the Centre for the History of Emotions Annual Lecture for 2024

Thomas Dixon was one of the founding members of the Queen Mary Centre for the History of Emotions, and its first Director from 2008 to 2017. His books include From Passions to Emotions (2003), Weeping Britannia (2015) and The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction (2023). Thomas left QMUL in 2023 to pursue a new career, and in this lecture he looks back on his time as a historian of emotions, offering thoughts on his own contributions to the histories of passions, tears, anger, love, friendship, and insect emotions – and also on the ways that the QM Centre for the History of Emotions has connected with the wider world through its audio productions, its work with schools, and the “lost emotions machine”. Finally, Thomas will discuss what the difference is between passions and emojis, why it matters, and what the future might hold for the history of emotions.

The lecture will be a celebration of Prof. Dixon’s invaluable legacy to Queen Mary, to the Centre for the History of the Emotions we founded in 2008, and to the steadily growing community of scholars working on the philosophy, science and history of emotions. You can choose to attend:

In person: 6-8.30pm (including Q&A and reception), Arts Two Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS (see map here). Doors at 5.45pm. The lecture will be followed by a drinks reception in the Arts Two Foyer at 7.30pm.

OR

ONLINE option, via zoom, 6-7.30pm (with Q&A). You will be sent the details via Eventbrite (if you choose the online option), but you should just be able to click the link below and join once the webinar starts (no passcode and no verification are required):

https://qmul-ac-uk.zoom.us/s/82337314439

Webinar ID: 823 3731 4439

   If you wish to attend, please ensure you get the correct ticket when you register on  Eventbrite (now updated with both in-person and online options). If you have already registered through Eventbrite to attend in person but can no longer do so, please cancel your in-person (or general admission) ticket. If you wish to attend online, please ensure you choose the online ticket option on  Eventbrite.

A recording of the lecture will be posted on the Centre for the History of Emotions webpage in due course.

Please contact e.carrera@qmul.ac.uk with any queries.