So Emotional Book Club
What we are about?
Ever wonder why you feel what you feel, is it right to feel that way, or what your feelings are telling you about the world? The ‘So Emotional’ Book Club is here to help you grapple with these questions. We read popular books by philosophers, neuroscientists, and psychologists to think about and discuss what emotions are, how society affects what and how we feel, and how to wield our emotions in the right way. The aim of the club is to improve our knowledge about emotions, and maybe even improve our own emotional well-being and emotional intelligence along the way.
Details
Every 2nd Tuesday
Time: 5-6pm(PT)/8-9pm (ET)
Months: Throughout the year with the exception of August, September, and January.
Virtual Event: Register to receive the zoom link!
2026-27 READS
Oct: The Cultural Politics of Emotion by Sara Ahmed
Nov. The Managed Heart by Arlie Russell Hochchild
Dec: Cognitive Gadgets: The Cultural Evolution of Thinking by Cecliea Heyes
Feb: Hate: The Uses of a Powerful Emotion by Seyda Kurt
March: The Moral Psychology of Trust
(Chapter: A Phenomenloloigal Analysis of Trust and Betrayal)
April: Hard Feelings: Finding Wisdom in our Darkest Emotion by Daniel Smith
May: The Empathetic Emotions in the History of Philosophy (Chapter Selection)
June: In a Sentimental Mood: Emotion, Evolution, and Expression by Jay Odenbaugh
July: I Want to Die, I Hate My Life: Three Essays on Tragedy and ONe on Beckett by Simon Critchley
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