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Articles | Volume 70, issue 4
Articles | Volume 70, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gh-70-255-2015
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Articles | Volume 70, issue 4
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05 Oct 2015
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Researching affective atmospheres

C. Michels

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In this contribution, I suggest activating the notion of atmospheres as a heuristic device to empirically research affects. I will argue that analysing the composition of atmospheres allows one to take into account three key dimensions of affects: their spatio-materiality, their sensuality and their (in)stability. Building on a process understanding of atmospheres, I reflect on how each of the three dimensions can be empirically researched and how they interplay in the emergence of atmospheres.
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Affect, emotions and more-than-representational geographies