Therapy and Emotions in Film and Televisión : The Pulse of our Times

Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television explores, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the shifts in our emotional preferences, styles, and 'emotional regimes' in western societies from the 1920s to today, as viewed through the lens of film and television. Therapy and emotions in film and television: an introduction / Claudia Wassmann -- The big holiday, work and the British family, 1930s-present / Sandra Trudgen Dawson -- American anger control and the role of popular culture / Peter Stearns -- Beyond emotional intelligence: anger, emotional stupidity and lifestyle issues / Ursula Oberst -- "Empty husks": age, disability, care, death and amour / Shally Chivers -- Re-enacting trauma in film and television: restaging history, revisiting pain / Stella Bruzzi -- The relationships between therapy culture, psychology and cinema: the case of Woody Allen / Miguel Angel Huerta Floriano -- Therapy cultures in society: a polycontextual approach / Robin Kurilla -- The emotional framing of terrorism in online media: the case of Charlie Hebdo / Omar V. Rosas -- A tentative conclusion: the pulse of our times / Claudia Wassermann Front Matter....Pages i-xii An Introduction: Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television....Pages 1-16 The Big Holiday, Work, and the British Family, 1930-Present....Pages 17-33 American Anger Control and the Role of Popular Culture....Pages 34-51 Beyond Emotional Intelligence: Anger, Emotional Stupidity, and Lifestyle Issues....Pages 52-71 Empty Husks: Age, Disability, Care, Death, and Amour....Pages 72-88 Re-enacting Trauma in Film and Television: Restaging History, Revisiting Pain....Pages 89-98 The Relationships between Therapy Culture, Psychology, and Cinema: The Case of Woody Allen....Pages 99-114 Therapy Cultures in Society: A Polycontextual Approach....Pages 115-133 The Emotional Framing of Terrorism in Online Media: The Case of Charlie Hebdo....Pages 134-152 A Tentative Conclusion: The Pulse of Our Times....Pages 153-168 Back Matter....Pages 169-199