Nostalgia Now: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on the Past in the Present

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
List of contributors
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction: in times of nostalgia: the brave new world of a
grand old emotion
	Introduction
	Nostalgia now
	Nostalgia as ‘disease’ and ‘emotion’
	Varieties of nostalgia
	The commercialisation of nostalgia
	The politics of nostalgia
	The ambivalence of nostalgia
	About this book
	References
PART I: Conceptual and theoretical perspectives on nostalgia
	1. Nostalgia: the paradoxical bittersweet emotion
		Introduction
		Elements of the paradox of nostalgia
		Research: definitions, measures and tasks
		Nostalgia does not always elevate positive mood
		Timeline of nostalgia
		The cognitive-emotional character of nostalgia
		Beyond feeling good: the impact of nostalgia
		Nostalgia in daily life
		Pathological nostalgia
		Understanding the paradoxical nature of nostalgia
		Conclusion
		References
	2. The psychology of nostalgia: delineating the emotion’s nature and functions
		Introduction
		Delineating nostalgia
		Functions of nostalgia
		Limits of nostalgia
		Conclusion
		References
	3. Future imaginings: nostalgia for unrealized possible selves
		Introduction
		Our possible selves
		Other possible selves
		Nostalgia, possible selves and continuity of identity
		Nostalgia and related concepts/experiences
		Conclusion
		References
	4. Retrotopia rising: the topics of utopia, retrotopia and nostalgia in the sociology of Zygmunt Bauman
		Introduction
		Utopia – the ‘activating presence’
		Against ambivalence – the solid-modern misuses of utopia
		Hunting utopia – consuming utopia
		Retrotopia – the rise of ‘restorative nostalgia’
		Bauman, utopia and retrotopia/nostalgia
		Conclusion
		References
PART II: Memory, politics and social critique in a mediatised era
	5. Dangerous memories: nostalgia and the historical sublime
		Introduction
		Defining nostalgia
		The historical sublime
		Sublime agitation
		History without subjects
		Historical responsibility
		Taming the sublime?
		Dangerous memories
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		References
	6. The dilemmas of radical nostalgia: acknowledging the power of the past in the politics of the Left
		Introduction
		The Left and nostalgia: a difficult encounter
		Four dilemmas
		Rethinking the relationship between radicalism and nostalgia
		Conclusion
		References
	7. The political staging of nostalgia: neo-Ottomanism in contemporary Turkey
		Introduction
		Historical context
		Theoretical background
		The Conquest Rally
		Conquerors, saviours and grandchildren
		Effervescence in commemoration rallies
		The sandwich method – enemies, accomplishments, enemies
		Populist nostalgia as an ideal-type
		Conclusion
		Notes
		Acknowledgements
		References
	8. The future of nostalgia is inevitable: reflections on mediated nostalgia
		Introduction
		What nostalgia has been
		Disney and the remaking of our childhoods
		Everything on television is a rerun
		Conclusion
		References
PART III: Consumerism, migration and everyday life
	9. The dark side of nostalgic bonds: moral motivators of consumer identities, decisions and behaviours
		Introduction
		Consumer identity
		The process of nostalgic bonding
		The dark side of nostalgic bonding
		Conclusion
		References
	10. Transmigratory nostalgia: sentimentality and everyday life on the Japan Exchange and Teaching programme
		Introduction
		The JET programme
		Nostalgia and everyday life
		The investigation
		Transmigratory nostalgia and globalisation
		Transmigratory nostalgia and cultural exchange
		Conclusion
		References
	11. Living in nostalgia: exploring expatriate experiences of everyday nostalgia in Pattaya
		Introduction
		About Pattaya
		About the study
		Nostalgia and expat everyday life
		Troubles in paradise
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
Index