Tuesday 4/1: WIP Session on Disappointment and Martin Luther King, Jr.
We talk about transformation through disappointment and determination!
Hi Everyone
Our next Emotion and Society Lab's Works In Progress session is Tuesday, April 1 (2PM ET/11AM PT/7PM UK) with Meena Krishnamurthy (Queens College), whose topic will be “Disappointment.” The abstract and paper are below.
Also, check out the semester schedule.
ABSTRACT:
In this paper, I elucidate Martin Luther King Jr.’s views on the value and function of democratic disappointment. On the one hand, disappointment is intrinsically valuable as a morally appropriate emotional response to frustrated desires and expectations. On the other hand, it is instrumentally valuable as a necessary precondition for political action. I close by exploring King’s account of how to constructively channel disappointment into determined political action through song.
DOWNLOAD THE PAPER HERE:
The full schedule of the year will be released soon.
Please do not cite without permission or share paper.
LOGISTICS
As is customary, the purpose of this email is to share a few logistical items in preparation for the workshop and the paper. This is a read-in-advance event.
We will begin on time (2PM ET/11AM PT/7PM UK). However, I will open up the Zoom meeting 10 minutes early for some chatter over tea. The session will last for 1 hour.
Feel free to come with any clarificatory questions, what the paper did well, possible objections, and/or suggestions for how the paper (the overall argument or sections) might be improved.
The presenter will start us off with an overview of the paper, and then questions will begin. We will rely on the hand raise feature and I will serve as moderator.
Don't be shy or feel that you can't contribute in fruitful ways. Trust yourself. (There are no hierarchies here.)
We may not get to everyone. If you are not called on, please email your feedback to the presenter directly. To not overwhelm them, it will be best to send constructive feedback with no expectations that a dialogue can be continued online. We don't want to overburden the presenter.
Be nice during the session. This is not a space to display rudeness or arrogance.
We may record the session at the discretion of the presenter. However, it will not be for public consumption. The presenter will use it as a digital form of archival note-taking so that your wonderful feedback is not forgotten.
ZOOM LINK
https://ucr.zoom.us/j/94783395292?pwd=R3BJQnkxY25tT2R0TmRqZWc4cjZGdz09
Meeting ID: 947 8339 5292
Passcode: 665359
-- Please do not share the Zoom link or paper with anyone. We ask that all attendees get on the WIP mailing list.
This year’s schedule:
Thanks, and see you soon!!
Myisha Cherry