Workshop by the Network for the Study of Emotions
Welcome to the fifth workshop by the Network for the Study of Emotions where we are delighted to welcome Batja Mesquita, a social psychologist and leading scholar in cultural psychology, for a seminar and lecture on emotions and culture.
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology at KU Leuven, Belgium, she is internationally recognised for her research on how culture shapes emotions. Her recent work explores the role of emotions in belonging and social integration in multicultural societies. She is the author of Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions (2022) and a co-author of Against Happiness (2023).
Batja Mesquita.
The workshop will begin with a small-group seminar (13:00 – 15:00), centred on a text circulated in
advance, followed by Mesquita's keynote lecture (16:00 – 18:00).
Workshop Details
Date: 10 December 2026
Language: English
Text seminar
Text by Batja Masquita will be sent out before the seminar
Time: 13:00 – 15:00
Location: Frescativägen 22B Villans bibliotek (305)
Keynote lecture
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Department of Culture and Aesthetics, Stockholm University (campus Frescati) – the
Auditorium (Auditoriet) (room 215), house A, floor 2 (the entrance floor).
Food:
We will provide fika for all participants. In the evening, we plan to dine together at a restaurant.
Everyone is welcome to join, but please note that dinner expenses are self-covered.
How to Register:
If you would like to participate, please register here before 30 November 2026. Everyone who has
registered will receive a confirmation and more information, including the seminar text and
directions, on 30 November. After this date, registration might still be possible if places are
available.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Sara Ekström, Annika Berg and Nike Stolpe Wikström
Network for the Study of Emotions
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Source: Department of Culture and Aesthetics