Towards a psychopolitical theorization of nostalgia in psychology

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dc.contributor.advisorRutherford, Alexandra
dc.contributor.authorChristie, Danielle Alexandra
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-08T14:31:22Z
dc.date.available2023-12-08T14:31:22Z
dc.date.issued2023-12-08
dc.date.updated2023-12-08T14:31:21Z
dc.degree.disciplinePsychology (Functional Area: History and Theory)
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractWhether through divisive injunctions to “Make America Great Again,” or countless anesthetizing spinoffs and remakes, our current epoch appears to be one of uniquely nostalgic sensibility. Across disciplines, there is consensus that nostalgia is heightened in times of stress and change, functioning as a reprieve from an inhospitable present. It follows that our rapidly shifting social, economic, environmental, and geopolitical terrain fosters the ideal conditions for nostalgia to flourish. While its interpretation has vacillated significantly, contemporary psychological research frames nostalgia as a largely positive resource that shores up optimism, purpose, and social connectedness. Yet, if nostalgia can be exploited by politicians to foster resentment and violence, how does this figure with the construal of nostalgia as predominantly positive? Untethering nostalgia from its psychologized status, then, is critical to grasping its key functions. As such, this thesis advances a psychopolitical retheorization that resituates nostalgia in its social, political, and historical context.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/41660
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subjectAesthetics
dc.subjectHistory
dc.subject.keywordsNostalgia
dc.subject.keywordsPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsIdeology
dc.subject.keywordsTheoretical psychology
dc.subject.keywordsCritical psychology
dc.subject.keywordsHistoriography
dc.subject.keywordsPsychoanalysis
dc.subject.keywordsHistory
dc.subject.keywordsTheory
dc.subject.keywordsPsychopolitics
dc.titleTowards a psychopolitical theorization of nostalgia in psychology
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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