Singing together in the park: Older peoples’ wellbeing and the singingscape in Guangzhou, China

Cai, Xiaomei; Zhang, Bo

doi:10.1016/j.emospa.2023.100947

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“…Other researchers have focused on the ways in which one's emotional wellbeing can be enhanced through affective atmospheres (see Anderson, 2009) or the feelings of being in particular spaces. As examples, Tan (2021) and Cai et al (2023) have looked at street performances and singing, respectively, as activities through which people create social connections and occupy urban space with others to counter the alienation of urban life. COVID-19 also showed how being in green and blue spaces stimulated people's feelings of comfort and wellbeing during periods of lock-down and social distancing (Doughty et al, 2022).…”

Section: Affective Intensities and Emotional Negotiations In And Acro...mentioning

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Social geography III: Emotions and affective spatialities

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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The emotions and the affective qualities of space (i.e. affective spatialities) have featured prominently in social geography research. This report discusses how recent studies have taken seriously earlier critiques of affect theory, foregrounding intersubjective relations, collectives and the socio-spatial hierarchies of power instead. The emotions can be mobilised to serve entrenched interests or challenge power hierarchies in social life, including through digitally mediated spaces. Whether in real or digital life, emotional labour and emotion work are constitutive of temporality, sociality and spatiality. The report concludes by reflecting on what ‘caring-with’ the emotions means for our institutions and the international academy.

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Section: Affective Intensities and Emotional Negotiations In And Acro...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Social geography III: Emotions and affective spatialities

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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“…Therefore, an affective economy is a process of cultural and community construction that, within the framework of what Micheal Herzfeld [40] defines as social poetics, binds together diverse stories of people, places, and objects, finding in the latter fundamental nodes for understanding their interconnection as well as trajectories of change. In this perspective, the concept of affective economy has, quite recently, gained vitality in the debate and is used to investigate various subjects generally related to the link between individual and collective identities, places, and the circulation of people and objects [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48].…”

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A Local Cheese: The Affective Economy of Food Embeddedness in the Italian Western Alps

Fontefrancesco

2023

Humans

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This research delves into the intricate relationship between objects and communities, focusing on the central question: Can an object, such as cheese, contribute to the development and structure of a community? The paper explores the affective economy of the Formatge of San Lazzaro in the Italian Western Alps, exploring the product’s role as a cultural resource and community builder. Specifically, the article analyzes the connection between product and territory that underlies the production of local food and suggests that a product can be called “local” when it is part of the community, an integral part of a network of affective, cognitive, and spatial relationships that connect a territory through time and space. Thus, it explains the cultural significance of products for territories and why they represent a resource not only economically but also as culturally resilient.

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“…Echoing Tuan's work, the contribution of Ahmed [9] describes the process of the social construction of affections and sheds light on how the emotions "stick" to surfaces and bodies, affecting the activities that involve them once one interacts with them. From this perspective, in recent years, Ahmed's work has formed the basis of a stream of studies that, as indicated by Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho [32], investigates how social identities are scripted in and by space [33,34], how one's emotional wellbeing can be enhanced through the affective atmosphere of specific places [35,36], or how emotions can intersect with and shape mobility [37,38]. Similarly, the concept has been used to explore economic facts and their signification within a certain community or social group [39][40][41].…”

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Affective Economy: A Theoretical Outline

Fontefrancesco

2023

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The affective economy is a concept that emerged within the field of social sciences, focusing on the interplay between emotions, affects, and economic processes. It explores how emotions and affective experiences shape economic practices, consumption patterns, and the production of goods and services. In the affective economy framework, emotions are seen as not merely individual but deeply embedded in social and political contexts, shaping and being shaped by social structures and power dynamics. The affective economy emphasizes how emotions circulate and contribute to the construction and maintenance of social orders, impacting economic actions. It acknowledges the profound impact of emotions and affects on economic behavior. Thus, this concept sheds light on the intricate relationship between emotions and economic processes, demonstrating how affective experiences influence consumption, production, labor, financial decisions, and the overall dynamics of the market economy. It emphasizes the need for a more nuanced understanding of human behavior in economic contexts, recognizing the significance of emotions and affective responses as integral components of economic activities. This concept is connected to notions of dwelling, topophilia, and affective atmospheres, providing insights into the complexities of economic transactions in diverse cultural contexts.

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Singing together in the park: Older peoples’ wellbeing and the singingscape in Guangzhou, China

Cited by 4 publications

References 37 publications

Social geography III: Emotions and affective spatialities

Social geography III: Emotions and affective spatialities

A Local Cheese: The Affective Economy of Food Embeddedness in the Italian Western Alps

Affective Economy: A Theoretical Outline

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