Sociology of Nostalgic Time

Toward a Politics of Sensibility

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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A boom of nostalgia marks our time. The past, in its increasingly profound ubiquity, permeates our experiences, intertwines with the patterns of everyday life and plays a central role in shaping our interpretation of the present. The contemporary imaginary feeds on this tension toward nostalgia, transforming it into an aesthetic and affective principle that spreads through culture like an epidemic: it creeps into the fabric of media communication, crosses intergenerational memory, takes roots in popular culture, speaks the language of capitalism and shapes political and social representations. Nostalgia is an emotional and cultural response, an indicator for understanding our relationship with temporality. This book aims to explore the nostalgic imaginary as a social emotion, capable of multiple meanings and opening new perspectives on how the sensitive traces of the past, fragments of memory and retro atmospheres play a crucial role in affecting our lives. Welcome to the time of nostalgia…

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-07-01
Mått:148 x 212 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN:9781036473624

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Fabio La Rocca holds a PhD from Sorbonne University of Paris, France. He is Associate Professor of Sociology at Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry, France and a researcher at LEIRIS (Laboratory of Studies on Social Imaginary). He is also a member of the research groups Communication, Art, City, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the International Ambiances network, and REDISS (International Network on the Sociology of Sensibilities). Daniela Pomarico holds a PhD in Sociology from the Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry. She is an Associate Researcher at the LEIRIS laboratory, a member of the editorial board of the international journal Im@go. A Journal of the Social Imaginary, and coordinator of Working Group 15, Emotions and Narratives, within the RedISS (International Network of Sociology of Sensibilities).Adrian Scribano holds a PhD from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is Principal Researcher for Argentina's National Council for Scientific Research, Director of the Centre for Sociological Research and Studies and leads the Program of Study of Bodies, Emotions and Society at the University of Buenos Aires. He is also President of the International Network of Sociology of Sensibilities.