果冻传媒

The project: 鈥淭he Tyrannical Beauty鈥�: Vision, Desire, and Male Melancholy in Early Modern English Broadside Ballads

The funding supported my in-person attendance at the NACHE (The North American Chapter on the History of Emotion) Annual Conference, where I delivered a conference paper on how early modern English popular print represented female beauty as a source of gendered emotional power. My participation in the

panel 鈥淧rint Media and Gendered Emotions鈥� helped me frame my work beyond the textual analysis of early modern popular print, by encouraging me to place it in a wider, comparative discussion about the long history of emotional inequality and how print media has shaped and reinforced it. The intended outcomes are to strengthen the relevant chapter of my doctoral thesis, develop the conference paper into a potential journal article, engage with key themes in the history of emotions, and build academic connections with scholars working in related fields.

Summary of project outcomes

During the conference, I presented my research to an international audience, participated in scholarly discussions, and received feedback relevant to my doctoral project. The main outcomes were the successful delivery of the paper, the strengthening of my thesis chapter on beauty and love, and the opportunity to talk with scholars working closely on the history of emotions, e.g. my panel chair. In addition, the process of applying to the Society & Culture Spotlight - Small Grant Scheme encouraged me to develop the conference paper into a potential journal article with a stronger social-historical perspective, especially by examining how printed narratives shaped wider understandings of emotional legitimacy and gendered power. I intend to develop this work for submission to the society鈥檚 journal: Emotions: History, Culture, Society.

Has the project supported further interdisciplinary work

The award has not yet led to a formal collaboration or joint project proposal, but it has facilitated valuable interdisciplinary contacts and future possibilities. During the event, I met a number of Chinese scholars working on the history of emotions and related fields. These conversations helped me understand more about the development of the history of emotions in China and how approaches from the field are being taken up within East Asian studies. This is valuable for my future academic career in China and may also inform the comparative dimensions of my research.

I also met editors and communications officers from the Society for the History of Emotions. These contacts may be useful for future dissemination and publicity, especially if history-of-emotions events are organised at 果冻传媒, whether by my department or by other departments. In this sense, although the award has not yet produced a formal collaboration, it has supported the development of academic networks that may contribute to future research exchange, event organisation, and publicising related activities.