Encounters with Emotions

Benno Gammerl is DAAD lecturer in queer history at Goldsmiths, University of London and Adjunct Researcher at the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. His publications include Subjects, Citizens and Others: Administering Ethnic Heterogeneity in the British and Habsburg Empires, 1867–1918 (2018).

• List of IllustrationsIntroduction: Encountering Feelings—Feeling EncountersBenno Gammerl, Philipp Nielsen and Margrit PernauChapter 1. Missionaries: False Reverence, Irreverence and the Rethinking of Christian Mission in China and India
Stephen Cummins and Joel LeeChapter 2. Travellers: Transformative Journeys and Emotional ContactsEdgar Cabanas, Razak Khan and Jani MarjanenChapter 3. Anthropologists: Feelings in the Field
Pascal Eitler and Joseph Ben PrestelChapter 4. Entrepreneurs: Encountering Trust in Business Relations
Agnes ArndtChapter 5. Diplomats: Kneeling and the Protocol of Humiliation
Ute FrevertChapter 6. Occupiers and Civilians: Facing the Enemy
Philipp NielsenChapter 7. Prisoners: Experiencing the Criminal Other
Pavel Vasilyev and Gian Marco VidorChapter 8. ‘Monsters’: Emotional Incoherence and Familial MurderDaphne RozenblattChapter 9. Performers: From ‘Courtesans’ to Kathakali King Lear
Kedar A. KulkarniChapter 10. Lovers and Friends: Encounters of Hearts and BodiesMargrit PernauConclusion: After Encounters with Feelings: Outcomes and Further IssuesBenno GammerlIndex

“…a well-balanced and thoughtful collection of essays. Being the terrain of an encounter between different disciplines and strands of research, it will prove to be an insightful read for historians of emotions as well as a valuable introduction to the field for a diverse range of students of the modern history of transcultural encounters.” • Emotions: History, Culture, Society (EHCS)“The chapters in this well-balanced volume look at the encounters of cultures, groups and individuals from every angle. Encounters with Emotions is a remarkable contribution to our understanding of cultural diversity.” • Oto Luthar, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts