The pandemic has powerfully revealed something that has generally remained hidden – boredom lurking in every corner (of our homes). But do we really know what it actually is?Following various discussions about boredom on the Internet or among friends as a boredom researcher, I notice that people often misunderstand this phenomenon and divide themselves intoContinue reading “BOREDOM MYTHS 1: “Everybody knows what boredom is” or DOES EVERYBODY SEES WHAT BOREDOM (ACTUALLY) IS?”
Author Archives: Mariusz Finkielsztein
4th BOREDOM CONFERENCE (24-26 JUNE 2021)
The next edition of Boredom Conference is arriving! This time we will be getting bored online. Below conference leaflets. For more information visit the Conference page.
CALL FOR PAPERS: EMOTIONS
EMOTIONS in the public and everyday life of modern societies DEADLINE: 27.06.2021 THEMATIC EDITOR OF THE ISSUE: dr Maja Sawicka (University of Warsaw) The recent years in social sciences and humanities have been a period of increased interest in the emotional aspects of human activity. Behind this peculiar “affective turn” within the social sciences (seeContinue reading “CALL FOR PAPERS: EMOTIONS”