Embodied emotions between constructivism and ontologism : a reflection from the sociology of Alberto Melucci
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
Embodied emotions between constructivism and ontologism : a reflection from the sociology of Alberto Melucci / P. Rebughini, A. Scribano. - In: SOCIAL SCIENCE INFORMATION. - ISSN 0539-0184. - 57:4(2018), pp. 644-661. [10.1177/0539018418802995]
Abstract:
This article investigates the issue of embodied emotions in social sciences, in a
context characterized by increasing theoretical attention to overcoming the nature/
culture dualism, but also by a growing dualism between constructivist and ontological
approaches to emotions. We take as pivot of the analysis the way in which this topic has
been debated by the Italian sociologist Alberto Melucci. The first section of the article
locates the work of Melucci in the current debate on the ‘affective’ and ‘ontological’
turns with their impacts on the conceptualization of body and emotions. The second
section focuses on the specificity of Melucci’s constructivist approach in comparison
with current combinations of radical constructivism and ontological references at the
basis of the ‘affective turn’, and highlights the role that Melucci gives to social movements
as collective emotional experiences; the third section historicizes his fieldwork and
theoretical approach, while the fourth section analyses how the issue of embodied
emotions relates to Melucci’s conceptualization of action and subjectivation. Overall,
the aim of this article is not to conduct a thorough cartography of sociological debate
on emotions, nor to be a general overview of the sociology of Melucci; rather, it intends
to highlight how Melucci’s approach to investigating emotions from collective action can
furnish a different perspective on the current affective turn in social sciences.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
affects; constructivism; emotions; Alberto Melucci; ontology; social movements
Elenco autori:
P. Rebughini, A. Scribano
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