SOC344 2020 Final Blog (Re. Films) – Monday 12.30pm

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THE MIND/BODY SPLIT “these (background) emotions render especially absurd the idea that reason and emotion are opposed” (Barbalet 1998, p. 61) This group created a photo montage that used images that almost always effectively explored the topic in a relevant manner. The content would have benefited from being in a longer format as well as a greater exploration of the role that background emotions embody. CIVILISED BODIES, COMPLEX EMOTIONS “As national, continental and global integration processes exert pressure toward increasingly differentiated regimes of manners, they also exert pressure toward increasingly reflexive and flexible regimes of self-regulation” (Wouters 2004, p. 210) This group utilised the format of the photo montage and in doing do, presents an effective use of original content and images. They have taken quite an ordered approach to the topic and have not been highly complex or creative in their approach. However, their content does accurately represent the transformation of emotional norms and manners throughout different historical contexts. DISCONNECTION, LONLINESS AND MEDICALISATION “the causes of health and disease generally can and should be viewed as a product of the interplay or interaction between biological, psychological and sociocultural factors…subsequently, this integrated approach needs to be adopted in modes of treatment, as well as in diagnosis” (Bendelow 2009, p. 104) This group, in using the mock-interview format, effectively explores loneliness and medicalization, particularly with direct discussion over the over-diagnosis of anxiety. They also comprehensively explore the role that social media has had upon the development and continuation of relationships. Their format is highly engaging and informative due to their use of anecdotal and personal styles of conversation that succinctly and creatively address the topic at hand. A MANAGED HEART AT WORK AND HOME “in whose interest are these feeling rules? Some managing of feeling promotes the social good, and some does not” (Hoschild 1979, p. 572). This group conducted an interview which explores the relationship between experience f employment and emotion management. This interview effectively address the ‘feeling rules’ associated with certain contexts of employment (e.g. teaching vs. working at Coles), revealing that adherence to (or removal from) emotion rules produces an effect upon your colleagues as well as those you are serving within your place of employment. EMOTIONAL EXTRACTION, MODIFIED BODIES, AND AESTHETIC INDUSTRIES "one iteration (of emotional extraction) involved the transfer of emotional resources from one individual or group to another, such as that which occurs in the work of caring for others” (Padios 2017, p. 205) [THE VIDEO CONTENT FOR THIS PRESENTATION WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE VIA THE LINKS PROVIDED] POLITICS, SHAME AND ANGER “how do we understand the states of mind and situations of those to whom Donald Trump appeals? How does such emotional appeal work? (Hoschild 2016, p. 683). This presentation very effectively address the meaning and academic understanding of how shame is constituted within society. Even though there is a very thorough exploration of the topic from an academic viewpoint, the creativity and level of enjoyability that the presentation exudes is lacking. HAPPINESS, HOPE AND EMPATHY “how emotions were implicated in the construction of transnational solidarity – and the associated humanitarian actions-following an event of pivotal global importance” (Hutchison 2014, p. 1). The presentation is very engaging in its use of music and original content. Each section of the photo montage effectively displays a visual representation of the emotions of ‘happiness’, ‘hope’ and ‘empathy’. The presentation serves the purpose of displaying each emotion in layman’s terms rather than delving deeply into academic content that is associated with the topic. This presentation would have benefited with a more comprehensive exploration into the more serious and complex aspects of each emotion.

Considering the circumstances of the current pandemic, I quite enjoyed everyone’s photo montages and mock interviews it was a great way to learn about the content for each week. Each group made their presentations easy to follow and informative on the required readings in attempting to successfully convey the themes on the desired topic. Our first topic ‘The Mind/Body Split’, presenters created a photo montage portraying multiple social situations with individuals communicating and moving showing how society can impact our emotions and how emotions are needed to make decisions. Although this montage demonstrated an understanding of the topic, there is a gap in which duality between emotions and rationality should have been further explored. ‘Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions’ also displayed a photo montage representing the difference between both basic and complex emotions, these included shame, anger, sadness and fear as well as expressing the process of historical civilisation. This montage did convey a sufficient summary of the readings although did not delve into how complex emotions have altered over time. ‘Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity’ was the third topic explored, I enjoyed this mock interview as it provided an understanding of both love and intimacy in late modernity by linking the current pandemic into the discussion enabling a greater understanding of the topic. ‘Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation’, another mock interview that was well depicted of this week’s topic, the use of statistical information and YouTube clips assisting in supporting their panel discussion making it interactive throughout the discussion. Explored topics included the impact social media and how it contributes to loneliness, mental illness and medicalisation. ‘Managed Heart at Work & Home’ the presenters creating a mock interview displaying a clear understanding of how managing emotions is an evident strategy used by teachers. This interview was quite interesting although I would of liked to see how each genders manage their emotions at home and in the workplace. ‘Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies, and Aesthetic Industries:’ for some reason I was unable to access these presentations. ‘Politics, Shame & Anger’ was my groups topic, I did enjoy researching this topic however our photo montage definitely lacked and could have been improved. More detailed needed to be added to the montage in order provide a further understanding of the required content. ‘Happiness, Hope and Empathy’ was our final week, the photos used in this montage was adequate although I would of liked to see more detail into what exactly causes these emotions and maybe some text to go with it to have a more in depth understanding.

Reviewing and critiquing the combined films and montages was very intriguing. To first appreciate that the aim was to show how bodies and emotions differ in society, but as students were not allowed to physically interact in social situations, they had to produce and convey bodies in societies through Zoom calls. Each montage consisted of video interviews, with a range of participants answering set questions. The questions covered different aspects within each topic and prompt personal experiences for each respondent. There was a consistent theme throughout each montage of the connection of the topic with bodies in society, whether it was a personal experience or a personal belief. One theme that wasn’t identifiable throughout the films was Late Modernity. Late modernity is one of the essential factors relating to bodies in societies, it provides a basis for the changing in emotions and bodies over time, the complexities that may not have been apparent in the past but have been crucial in today’s society. Whilst the mock interviews were in-depth and conveyed perspectives of the different topics over the weeks, an understanding for the themes surrounding emotions and bodies could’ve been portrayed through filming someone doing something, then interviewing individuals’ thoughts on those actions. Overall, considering the circumstances of social distancing, the student films provided a greater understanding of each weeks’ topic, incorporating a range of mock interviews and questions that allowed an insight into individuals’ experiences and perspectives when looking into various themes of emotions and bodies in societies.

Over the past semester, we have examined, through a sociological lens, the relationship between emotions and bodies in today’s western society. Each presentation explored the differing concepts and attempted to successfully portray the themes. Mind-Body Split: This photo essay depicted personal images to illustrate the sociological concepts that were outlined with textual references. The pictures portrayed a slightly narrow understanding of the topic, and whilst it acknowledged a physical expression of emotion, simple images did not have the depth required explore themes like the duality between emotions and rationality. Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions: A photo montage was used for this topic to portray basic and complex emotional states, as well as referencing the historical civilisation process. While the development of civilised bodies over time was adequate, the images only partially expressed the complexity of emotion in late modernity. Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity: Using a mock interview to explore the relations between COVID-19 and the topic, this group effectively explored pure relationships, self-reflexivity and individualism. It was critical, entertaining and informative, however it could have referenced the impact late modernity had on love more deeply. A Managed Heart at Work and Home: Through an interview, an examination of emotional management in the professional and personal spheres was presented, with specific reference to the teaching profession. It was a well-presented discussion, however it would have benefitted from exploring the gendered nature of emotional management and mentioning the experience of emotional management from childhood. Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies and Aesthetic Industries: A photo essay introduced the themes of body modification, the stigma of the cosmetic industry, and the emotional extraction involved with aesthetic commercialism. It addressed the main points of the topic, including autonomy, and was engaging to view. However, it lacked insight in discussing gender, different cultural approaches to bodies and aesthetic, and did not sufficiently acknowledge the industry’s development over time. Politics, Shame and Anger: This photo montage somewhat summarised the topic and investigated differing opinions regarding the connection between politics and emotions. To a limited extent, it portrayed the complexities of shame, anger, politics and social media, however it did not adequately explore the intricacies and depth of what was a potentially very interesting topic, especially with regards to what is happening in today’s political sphere. Happiness, Hope and Empathy: This photo essay depicted the relevant concepts in comparative individual and group settings, and the emotions’ role within society. It largely did not display the depth of such emotions, specifically empathy, beyond surface level imagery.

I have enjoyed watching the photo essays and mock interviews following each presentation. I have found them to be informative and insightful and successfully capture what the topic was about, with a great variety in the representation of many different emotions. The photo essays were restricted in the information they were able to convey as it was limited to photos. However, I found Mind/Body split to be successful in representing their key themes such as decision making and out ward emotions. As well as Civilised Bodies/Complex Emotions conveying the theme of basic and complex emotions such as anger, sadness and fear. Both of these photo essays had a great combination of text and original photos. The mock interviews felt more personal and as they had the ability to convey more information, I was able to gain a better understanding of the topic. A common theme with the mock interviews was the growth of technology such as traditional media and social media and how they relate/impact emotions, as well as COVID-19. Love, Intimacy and Late Modernity and Disconnection, Medicalisation and Loneliness stood out the most for me. They were creative and critically analysed the topic that they were covering. Love/Intimacy did a great job at linking the topic to the current pandemic. By doing this I was personally able to gain a better insight into the topic as I was able to relate it to the emotions I am also feeling. With Disconnection I enjoyed how the group discussed the readings more in-depth and I enjoyed the different viewpoints on the topic. I found the video that was used at the beginning successful in conveying the themes of disconnection and loneliness.

Due to the whole pandemic situation, the visual aids of all the presentation throughout this semester, the photomontages and mock interviews are a great tool for me to easily understand the reading better. Week 3 Mind/Body Split- the photomontages are one of the best one (in my option) in the semester, the text has given much-needed context for the picture and both worked in side by side. Week 4 Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions – the photomontages of the emotion it a great example of visual aids for online presentation, and the context within the montages is quite informative. Week 5 Love, intimacy Late Modernity – the mock interview on Kenneth have well explained the individualism and social contract react differently on the issues on intimacy and Covid-19. Week 6 Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation – the three-way mock interview, have well explained on the distinct on how gender reflects on loneliness and how individualism was the cause on it. Week 7 Managed Heart at Work and Home – by interviewing a person who works in the particular industry, can help me understand more about the emotional labour within it, and it’s nice to see a real-life case of the impact on the individual. Week 9 Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies, Aesthetic Industries – the short photo montages were nicely done, although there is not many slides of context, the existing one has enough information to correspond with the photos. Week 10 Politics, shame and anger – this week photo montages were done by me, I do admit its bit quite blandly, but when a group project was done by one person and other groupmates don’t bother to improve or change a thing, instead just pointing fingers on how useless that it, I guess the end results would be that. Week 11 Happiness, hope and empathy- the photomontages is interesting along with the song, but I think it’s the same with week 10, as there is not much information but great effort.

The Mind/Body Split. The presenters made a photo montage addressing the role of society in influencing our emotions as well as the role of cognition in shaping our emotions, that is, emotions are important for making decisions, and our memories affect how we interpret our emotions. It should however be noted that this week’s presenters ignored the conventional duality claim between rational thought and bodily feelings. Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions. The presenters made a photo montage demonstrating the differences between basic and complex emotions (e.g., happiness and sadness vs. shame and embarrassment). They also defined the link between the early processes of constructing civilised bodies that shaped the internalization of improper complex emotions (i.e., shame) as a means of controlling not only our emotions but our bodily behaviours. Furthermore, they reminded us that the civilising process has extended into late modernity, as the advent of social media has forced us to regulate and monitor our emotions to society’s online demands. Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity. The presenters produced a mock interview discussing the transformation of relationship dynamics during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Here, the presenters discussed the current rates of divorce in China as a result of domestic violence, and discussed how toxic relationships are now being shamed in the public sphere. The presenters note that in late modernity we are seeing a greater number of pure relationships, whereby through this current state of events, we are discovering that our core values no longer align with our intimate partners. The interview ended with a video of a comedian talking about political correctness and being offended which frankly left me confused about how this video represented the subject of this week. Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation. The presenters produced a discussion/ mock interview that offered some insightful thoughts and perspectives about the stigmatisation of mental illness, claiming that ‘everyone has a problem these days’ which takes away from people with actual diagnosed mental illnesses. The presenters expressed that modern loneliness has been affected by social media, although we are more connected than ever before, we feel more isolated and detached from real human interactions. The presenters also discussed the claim that we have become distrustful of the pharmaceutical industry as a society, with theories that medicalisation will produce ‘robot like people with little emotion’. What was missing in this discussion was the topic of social isolation and disconnection in the workplace. A Managed Heart at Work and Home. The presenters produced a mock interview with a student’s mother who spoke about managing emotions in the schooling environment. As a teacher, the mother talked about how teachers are constantly ‘on show’ in front of the children and the staff, whereby they have to manage their raw emotions to ensure that the school is a safe, secure and happy environment for the students. During the interview, it was said that corporate values have affected the approaches to which teachers teach, whereby there are certain parental demands for their children to academically succeed. This can be stressful to teachers and so there are a range of supporting services available to teachers to manage their emotions and wellbeing (i.e., seminars on well-being and mindfulness). Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies, and Aesthetic Industries. This week, together with a fellow group member, I constructed a photo montage addressing the role of emotional extraction in the customer service sector. We showed that certain organisations in late modernity will exploit people with aesthetically pleasing dispositions for a profit. We also addressed the theme of modified bodies through images pertaining to plastic surgery, showing the extreme lengths people go to in order to feel good about themselves. However, I can admit that I did fail to mention the extraction of emotional data from social media network sites, which is becoming increasingly commonplace in late modernity. Politics, Shame and Anger. I was unable to obtain one of the presentations for a film/ photo montage by this group, as the ‘file is in owner’s bin’. I was however able to obtain the link for the reading ‘The ubiquity of hidden shame in modernity’. Therefore, this synopsis will be taken from this reading. Here, the presenter claims that our social experiences generate prideful or shameful behaviour. In Western late modernity, shame is the ‘master’ emotion, that society says we should hide. Studies have shown that concealing shame can contribute to not only depression but also anger, hostility and violent outbursts. It would have been nice to still have a copy of the other presentation so I could build a link inside the political context of this synopsis to shame. Happiness Hope and Empathy. The presenters made a photo montage containing original photographs and images from the internet reflecting expressions of happiness, hope and empathy. Although these themes were perfectly represented, it would have been nice to see the presenters connect these images to passages in the readings to illustrate the topic further, much like the other photo montages from previous weeks.

Reviewing the film and video montages for this subject proved to be very interesting as there were often a commonality of themes present with them. All of the film and interview montages (whether they were ‘real’ interviews or mock interviews) involve a reference to the greater world in its current state, they were able to reference issues present within today's contemporary society and explain how they impact their topic of question, this is seen with the detailing of COVID-19 and how it impacts topics such as the changing nature of teachers in interview for ‘A managed heart at work and home’ as well as ‘Love, Intimacy and late modernity’ where it largely took precedence within the mock interview. Another theme present was the influence of other societal factors such as; social media and the role of governmental bodies. These concepts were present through all of the interviews and somewhat through the photo montages, however, featured more predominantly in relation to the ‘Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation’ week, which went into great detail on how social media impacts upon a persons feeling of loneliness. The notion of differing demographics involving gender, age, socio-economic status and many others are all deeply investigated within the film aspect of this subject. These aspects are deeply present in most of the films as they directly impact all of the topics being researched. In an overall sense, the presentations which included filmed interviews of any kind were more successful in exploring topics as they were able to explore relating concepts in more depth. This is in comparison to the photo montages which were seen throughout all of the presentations, these montages were not as successful or as efficient in providing information or portraying ideals because they are limited by a lack of ways to exhibit detailed information, as this cannot be seen within a photo. The photo montages lack the thought and opinion present in interviews because an audience member to these montages are not able to decipher a great deal of information from images of people smiling and participating in activities.

What follows is a review/ critique of the montages and interviews created throughout the subject. These presentations whilst varying in effectiveness, have provided an alternate way of understanding and interpreting the content. 'Mind/Body Spilt'- This montage depicted people moving and communicating in different social spaces in order to convey the connectedness between the body and mind. I found that the chosen images were sufficient in illustrating some contributions made by theorists, however more emphasis could have been placed on portraying the duality or difference between emotion and reason.'Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions' - This photo-montage depicted the bodily expressions of basic and complex emotions and identified the process of civilising bodies throughout history. I found the montage to be an adequate overview of the readings, however further consideration was needed in regards to how and why complex emotions have evolved in late modernity. 'Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity'- The mock interview produced an insightful understanding of love and intimacy in late modernity by relating the discussion to the current pandemic. Through a consideration of these uncertain times, I believe that the interview was highly effective in addressing pure relationships, individualism and self- reflexivity. 'A Managed Heart at Work and Home'- This interview provided a personal insight into how emotion management is present within the teaching profession. It enabled discussion of what strategies are utilised by teachers not only to regulate their own but other’s emotions. I found the interview rather useful, however would suggest that more focus could have been given to the gendered nature of emotion management as well as how it operates in the home. 'Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies and Aesthetic Industries'- This photo montage depicted emotional extraction in service industries, portrayed cosmetic surgery as a body modification practice and identified industries that require staff to present a certain physical aesthetic. The montage provided a brief overview of the topics main considerations, however I found that more detail should have been given to the many variations of body modification and the rise of aesthetic industries particularly in late modernity. 'Happiness, Hope and Empathy'- This photo-montage depicted the bodily expressions of happiness, hope and empathy. I found the montage to be of limited use as a resource due to a lack of connection to the readings, especially since no text supported the images used. I would suggest that consideration should have been given to the role of the media in creating imagery that elicits emotions like empathy or pity.

Throughout the term, despite the circumstances, we were able to explore emotions, bodies and society and the different aspects that the bring to everyday lives. Mind Body Split – They had a good number of photos and text that came with in-text citation/references having great understanding of mind/body split by having for and against points. Sometimes difficult due to how fast paced it was. Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions – Very basic but informative video presentation as it was easy to understand with both media and text throughout. Love, intimacy Late Modernity – The mock interview linked the current global pandemic and the relations that it may have to relationships. Despite it being a different type of context than imagined, they were still able to link the correlations to relevant authors and texts. Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation – The mock interview had a great amount of interactivity through discussion of the members and media that straightforward whilst being able to relate to current situations whilst not straying away from the main topic at hand. Managed Heart at Work and Home – The mock interview had a clear understanding by linking emotion management within the two different places and why that change may have occurred. They could have improved on this by giving a more in-depth understanding rather than giving a brief understanding of the topic. Emotional Extraction, Modified Bodies, Aesthetic Industries – I think we could have had better referencing within our montage and maybe had a more engaging background layout, so it wasn’t as dull to view. Though I think the information used was straightforward and informative. Politics, shame and anger – Very brief understanding and could have amplified a better understanding on the topic through the medium. Happiness hope and empathy – Photo presentation was very straight forward with images chosen, music and background layout. Could have added small in-text captions on slides to get better understanding of texts in topic

This subject has allowed the exploration of several emotion-based concepts within society. In doing this, the video presentations and photo essays constructed across the semester have attempted to portray themes of topics from the mind and body split phenomenon to happiness, hope and empathy. For instance, the interview presented on Loneliness and Medicalisation discussed the impact of social media on loneliness and the how society perpetuates loneliness through acceptance of acts such as ‘binge watching’. The inclusion of the gendered nature of loneliness, and the scepticism of medicalisation which underlies the resistance in seeking help for individualised emotions such as loneliness also allows this discussion to better embody the complex nature of loneliness in society. However, this video did claim how modern society has a need to diagnose everything and undergo treatment, ignoring the benefits of how medical treatment for mental illness has potentially helped in reducing the prevalence of such mental illnesses and death rates. Meanwhile, the photo essay for the mind/body split topic pictured basic understandings of the concept but ignored deeper relevant themes of duality and the role of cognition. The transformation of emotions due to the introduction of late modernity was also a significant theme highlighted throughout several presentation videos. For example, the transformation of intimacy and relationships discussed in reference to the stressful events during COID-19 outlined how such crisis events can lead to an increase of divorce or increased compatibility. Themes of political manipulations of shame and anger, the modern ‘need’ to alter our bodies to fit societal influence, aesthetic labour, the power of social media in both promoting solidarity and exclusion of humankind, the materialistic nature of modern happiness, and commodification of feelings are all referenced throughout the compilation of videos. The matters which were missed across these films could be attributed to the lack of discussion into the workings of these emotions across different cultures, and limited reference to the concept of emotions being experienced and understood differently due to social status. Nonetheless, all of these student films and photo essay attempt to explain extremely complex and often individualised emotions experienced within an ever-changing society. Because of this, it can be very difficult in capturing the themes of the topics clearly in a short presentation. However, the consideration given across these topics are impressive and certainly have generated discussion which sought to further understand the underlying aim of this subject – to explore different emotions across the social world, within human bodies.

This blog post will review and critique some of the presentations throughout the subject, specifically the interviews and film/photo montages. The weeks of; ‘Mind/Body Split’, ‘Civilised bodies, Complex Emotions’, and ‘Happiness, Hope and Empathy’ used film/photo montages, exhibiting a slideshow of photos that linked to concepts from the readings and lectures. All these presentations included personal photos which was beneficial in applying these concepts to everyday life. The montages of the ‘Mind/Body Split’ and ‘Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions’ also employed text and descriptions from the readings, enhancing our understanding of the meaning and purpose behind the photos. However, limitations were existent, as photos can only convey emotions through facial expressions or body language, disregarding the importance of verbal communication. For example, the photos of “happiness” and “empathy” demonstrated the former through a smile and the latter through touching others. But what about the conveyance of these emotions through someone’s tone of voice or dialogue? Thus, I believe the interviews for ‘Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity’ and ‘Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation’ were more effective. The discussion with three students for ‘Disconnection, Loneliness and Medicalisation’ was valuable in viewing a range of opinions. There was specific reference to the readings and lectures in the discussion, as well as appliance of the topic to a video and COVID-19, exposing the topic’s relevance. Although the discussion on social media also holds relevancy, there was neglect for the positives of social media. Despite the interview on ‘Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity’ being “mocked”, it enabled a greater understanding of the topic in modern society through viewing verbal and non-verbal communication. The implementation of the video and the use of relevant case studies, including COVID-19 and China, showcased the topic’s applicability to present-day. The interview referred to various concepts from the readings, including “pure relationships” and “self-reflexivity”, and even mentioned previous topics; the separation of the body and emotion. However, the benefits of “pure relationships” in late modernity were overlooked. Overall, the interviews and film/photo montages were valuable in providing additional perspectives on the relevance of the readings and lectures in late modernity.

The Final Blog All the presentations have been well prepared. Students have mostly summarised the readings well but have tended not to question. Jade and Ashleigh gave a superior presentation on Civilised Bodies. The images on the slides captured the manners and fashions of the eras discussed. Original and clever use of images illustrated emotional states such as surprise, etc. In Love, Intimacy Late Modernity the presenter’s face framed by an old TV screen captured attention. Possibly more images illustrating concepts just touched on such as plastic sexuality could have been used to stimulate discussion. An interview would have been of interest and helped make points. Images in Discussion, Loneliness and Medicalisation were used to good effect to show developments over time e.g. pharmaceutical revolution- an advert aimed at depressed women forced to stay at home post WWII promised Mornidine would ensure “now she can cook again”; the anti-psychiatry period- satirical cover “madness network news”, then the Time cover “Anti-antidepressants”. In the Managed Heart at Work and Home The face to camera interview provided interesting reflections on teaching in response to carefully constructed questions. Perhaps more could have been made of emotional labour and burnout. In Happiness, Hope Empathy pictures of the theorists broke up information blocks. Later visuals showed a range of images that were easy to relate to as was the song “Happy if You Know it”. Images of out stretched hands, the dove, united bodies and minds all connected with the audience. Particularly effective were the following words carved on stone “love and compassion are necessities not luxuries without them humanity cannot survive”. In, The Mind /Body Split Nasreen and Azrun used images well to show somatic markers, intersubjectivity and fight/fight. Socially and culturally conditioned emotions were illustrated by grief stricken North Korean generals mourning their dead leader in an orchestrated fashion. Unfortunately, I could not access some presentations notes and videos. Tweets @rpatulny Emotions at work: How to deal with them and what they might say about you https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/emotions-at-work-how-to-deal-with-them-and-what-they-might-mean/11923032 @rpatulny Struggling to find happiness while you’re stuck at home? Experts say contentment is enough. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/05/29/if-youre-struggling-with-happiness-experts-say-shoot-being-content-itll-last-longer/

Throughout the video presentation’s strong themes of the civilising of bodies through the regulation of emotions and bodily actions to adhere to social norms were thoroughly conveyed. There was further exploration of the ways in which such regulation creates the social conditions in which complex emotions such as shame guilt and embarrassment are formed and attributed to various bodily actions. These complex emotions were identified as stemming from basic emotions of anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise and attributed to societal influences becoming attached to performances outside expected norms. From early 18th C notions of regulating emotions and bodies with manners texts and etiquette rules to the detraditionalization which marks late modernity impacting work and intimate relationships, the work of both Giddens. (1992) and Patulny et al. (2019) were also examined. These texts were used to highlight how both emotions and the body have been impacted by the processes of detraditionalization and the acceleration of technology present of late modernity. One of the best conveyed themes that I found throughout the presentations was on emotional extraction and the ways that the expenditure of emotional energy for a task or work requires individuals to be emotionally supportive of others. Another theme that was approached well within this presentation was the unpacking of emotional intelligence as required for individuals to make conclusions about what people want and the actions they take. Many of the photo montages strongly conveyed expressions of emotions both being received and displayed as a product of and in relation to societal rules, highlighting the influence of society in the way that emotions are expressed and experienced (Padios., 2017). What some of the videos fail to capture are the nuanced differences which have influenced the expressions of emotions and bodily norms within various subcultures. Many presentations, including my own, focussed on heteronormative relationships in late modernity and the ways in which emotions and bodies are regulated and influenced for men and women which failed to account for the ever-increasing refusal to adhere to a gender binary in late modernity #S344UOW20 #Tut12 #Mon1230

Final Blog – Throughout the semester, I have really enjoyed watching the mock-interviews and photo montages, while also participating in the group discussions – they’ve undoubtedly broadened my perspective on certain topics and taught me to think more critically about emotions and bodies. WK 3 – Mind/Body Split: this photo montage focuses on the causes of emotions and the reactions they attract. Themes include outward emotions, decision-making, somatic markers, social constructionism and memory. To benefit, this video could have included more circumstantial-specific images. WK 4 – Civilised bodies, complex emotions: this photo montage conveyed themes of basic and complex emotions, and the civilising process. They used a lot of original images and gave mention to historical eras – making the differentiation from late modernity clear. WK 5 – Love, intimacy in late modernity: this mock interview was creative and intriguing. Included themes of crisis, intimate relationships, self-reflexivity, injustice etc. Kenneth thinks critically and is consistently informative. To improve, this video could have included referral to jealousy, the decline in modern/industrial institutions. WK 6 – Disconnection, loneliness and medicalisation: this mock interview focuses on themes of loneliness, social media, gendered experiences of disconnection, mental illness and medicalisation. The inclusion of Youtube videos, statistics and a constant referral to readings are beneficial to support their panel discussion. WK 7 – Managed heart at work and home: this interview was raw and gave insight into a working woman’s experiences. It focused on the themes of emotional labour, teaching, emotion management and decision difficulty. A referral to managing emotions at home and changes over time would have been of benefit to this video. WK 9 – Emotional extraction, modified bodies, aesthetic industries: unable to access video/interview. WK10 – Politics, shame and anger: this was my group’s photo montage – I felt that it lacked originality and necessary detail which could have been through text or voice-over. Although the images reflect themes of complex emotions in shame and anger, it does not exemplify or critique the topic, nor does it give reference to emotions and bodies. WK 11- Happiness, hope and empathy: this photo montage includes themes of happiness, hope and empathy in both individual and social contexts. To improve this video, adding detail through text and delving further into what causes such emotions/the effect of the media etc.

Throughout the semester there were elements of excellence, alongside room for improvement within the photo essays and mock interviews. Although the photo essays were on the shorter side compared to the mock interviews, some successfully incorporate information from their readings and demonstrated key themes from their topic. For example, the video for Civilised Bodies, Complex Emotions illustrated basic and complex emotions, and the change of mannerisms over time, using mostly original photos. Although the photo essays did bring some light to the topics, they could not reach the depth provided from a mock interview. These mock interviews were able to capture the essence of the weekly topics, and explain sociological concepts using modern examples. For instance, in Love and Intimacy in Late Modernity, COVID-19 was discussed and the associated loneliness. For Disconnection, Loneliness, and Medicalisation, the group conducted an excellent in-depth mock interview as it provided multiple perspectives on questions and the interaction seemed natural. This mock interview set the bar for the video aspect of the assessment. Throughout the session there were areas that could be improved. The first point is that most of the short films/video essays seemed to be conducted by one member of the group, which was disappointing. This illustrated that the mock interviews may be an easier way to get more members of the group involved. Although, the mock interviews had more information, there was the tendency to create tangents, which I understand can be inevitable. While speaking about mock interviews, there was a real interview conducted, which poses questions surrounding ethics. Overall, the presentations were conducted in a creative way to provide information, however, regardless of format, could have included more information surrounding relevant theorists, summaries of the readings and key themes from the lecture. I applaud everyone for undertaking this task, as it is no small feat to complete this alongside the other aspects of the assessment.

Final Blog - Week 12 Compilation Over the semester I have very much enjoyed watching to mock-interviews, group discussion and photo presentations, particularly as it would expand my view on the subject when taking in other students perspectives. This blog will go over the theme's conveyed and potentially failed to capture in relation to that weeks topic and the connection between emotions and bodies in society. Mind/Body Split: The video for this weeks topic conveyed the themes of meditation, community, biological factors, decision making, outward reactions and memory. This presentation could have displayed the mind/body split or connection in a stronger manner as the visuals depicted activities or individuals on their own. Civilised bodies & Complex Emotions: Basic emotions and ranges of emotions were two themes covered during this presentation. I felt this group did a fantastic job drawing the connection between modernity and the historical transition of civilising bodies. I would have liked to have seen a mention to the further depth of these emotions. Love and Intimacy in late modernity: This was my favourite representation with the visual representation for the interview and the example of the comedy piece towards the end. Great discussion on the changes of intimacy in the present state (linking to divorce rates increase) and domestic violence. The theme of love and the impact of the transition to late modernity could have been a stronger theme covered. In addition to this, other aspects of intimacy appeared to be missing. Managed heart at Work & Home: By using the interview technique, it gave a good understanding of an individuals point of view towards managing emotions in the workplace and to a small extent the link into ones personal life. This interview mainly focused on emotional labour, societal pressures, managing emotions so as to not impact those involved (eg, colleagues and students) and the strain put on management decisions and the fallout of those decisions. I would really have liked to have seen the topic of managing emotions at home conveyed in a stronger way as this only briefly made appeared. Disconnect, Loneliness & Medicalisation: I particularly enjoyed the connection around loneliness and the method of a panel discussion intertwining the readings for this presentation. Also the discussion of the impact of the family unit change and the societal role a woman can stereotypically play. The discussion was well rounded with the inclusion of the stigma around medicalisation and the historical trauma of hysteria and the drugged up housewife. Happiness, Hope & Empathy: This presentation was from my group. Our video showed a visual representation of those emotions display and conveyed in a general sense within the community and the visual complexity of those emotions. In hindsight we should have better unpacked those emotions at their complex nature, not just the simplicity of them or being stand alone. We also failed to capture the representation in society beyond the surface level. We also could have included the powerful impact of these emotions being depicted through imagery. Stephanie Moore - 4268751 #S344UOW20 #Tut12 #Mon1230

In this subject, the use of photo essays and videos to attempt to convey and capture emotions in context reveals a great deal about the important to ‘in the moment’ emotions as well as reflections on experiences. It’s clear that emotions have potential to evoke powerful memories and feelings of nostalgia, and great emphasis is placed upon the way individuals experience emotion(s). Clearly the presentations have shown the variety of emotions in various social settings, with some closed and indoors and vice-versa. The actors of such emotions are privy to certain emotions, demonstrating the complexity of emotions and evincing, importantly, the relevance of the audience. A clear theme has emerged—how the actor wants the audience to understand their emotions—drawing on empathic elements, like their history to create a degree of relevance and likeness of experience with the audience. Interestingly, empathy has been used to transfer knowledge and unique experiences: by using the commonality of certain emotions, or at least, social expectations of context specific emotions. There appears to be a deficit in exploring the understanding emotions of others, demonstrating an individualisation of emotion. Although this can detract for shared experiences and emotions, this enables individuals to consider reactions and responses. Experiences of forms of emotional labour and emotions during distress and angst demonstrate how individuals’ response to their social contexts shape their recall of that experience; with some recalling teaching and COVID19 experiences, their emotions were the first recalled, demonstrating the intensity of emotions how its individualised and generated. Photo essays were more difficult in conveying emotions, only demonstrating social expectations of happiness, conformity and anger and shame. Certainly, more intimate experiences were spoken about honestly and openly, as opposed to outdoors or social setting with expected displays of emotions, with some candid shots. It’s clear that the audience of the actor’s emotions impact the expression and recall of emotions as well as positive or negative association with the experience.