Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract/Objectives

The Emotion/Affect Research Seminar Series invites scholars to share their findings in the field, aiming to deepen the understanding of emotion and affect among students at the Graduate Institute of Sociology and the College of Social Sciences. The next lecture, titled "Negative Resistance: Embodied Practices of Struggle and Emotional Communities," will be presented by Tsao Yi-Chia. This talk offers a fresh perspective on social movements, emphasizing the significance of bodily and emotional experiences. Tsao explores how these experiences, along with everyday practices and the solidarity they foster, play a crucial role in the emergence and sustainability of social movements.

Results/Contributions （500 words）

The Emotion/Affect Research Seminar Series invites scholars engaged in emotion/affect-related research to share their insights, aiming to provide students of the Graduate Institute of Sociology (and the College of Social Sciences) with foundational knowledge or further understanding of the field. The upcoming lecture, "Negative Resistance: Embodied Practices of Struggle and Emotional Communities," is the second keynote in the Emotion/Affect Research Seminar Series. Speaker Tsao Yi-Chia presents a different perspective from previous research, understanding social movements through the lenses of the body and emotions. She highlights how bodily and emotional experiences, everyday practices, and the solidarity formed through both contribute to the emergence and maintenance of social movements.