Thomas Dixon’s new open access research article – ‘What is the history of anger a history of?’ – is published today in the September 2020 issue of Emotions: History, Culture, Society. It is followed by responses from the psychologist Gerry Parrott and historian Barbara H. Rosenwein. In the article, Thomas argues that “anger” is not the name of a stable or universal emotional state, and that exploring the term’s history can help us be clearer and more critical about its meaning and value today.