Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments 1. Therapy and Emotions in Film and Television: An Introduction; Claudia Wassmann 2. The Big Holiday, Work and the British Family, 1930s-Present; Sandra Trudgen Dawson 3. American Anger Control and the Role of Popular Culture; Peter Stearns 4. Beyond Emotional Intelligence: Anger, Emotional Stupidity and Lifestyle Issues; Ursula Oberst 5. 'Empty Husks': Age, Disability, Care, Death and Amour; Shally Chivers 6. Re-enacting Trauma in Film and Television: Restaging History, Revisiting Pain; Stella Bruzzi, Warwick University 7. The Relationships Between Therapy Culture, Psychology and Cinema: The Case of Woody Allen; Miguel Angel Huerta Floriano 8. Therapy Cultures in Society: A Polycontextual Approach; Robin Kurilla 9. The Emotional Framing of Terrorism in Online Media: The Case of Charlie Hebdo; Omar V. Rosas 10. A Tentative Conclusion: The Pulse of Our Times; Claudia Wassmann References Filmography Index

About the Author

Stella Bruzzi, University of Warwick, UK Sally Chivers, Trent University, Canada Sandra Trudgen Dawson, Northern Illinois University, USA Miguel Ángel Huerta Floriano, Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain Robin Kurilla, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany Ursula Oberst, Ramon Llull University, Spain Omar V. Rosas, University of Navarra, Spain Peter Stearns, George Mason University, USA Claudia Wassmann, University of Navarra, Spain