A forthcoming review symposium in History of the Human Sciences on Ruth Ley’s recent book The Ascent of Affect may interest AHP readers. Contributions to the symposium include:

“Must we mean what we do? – Review Symposium on Leys’s The Ascent of Affect,” by Clive Barnett.

“Affect theory’s alternative genealogies – Review Symposium on Leys’s The Ascent of Affect,” by Carolyn Pedwell.

“From the ashes, a fertile opportunity for historicism – Review Symposium on Leys’s The Ascent of Affect,” by Rob Boddice.

“Affect, genealogy, history – Review Symposium on Ruth Leys’s The Ascent of Affect,” by Elizabeth A. Wilson.

“Reply to my commentators – Review Symposium on Leys’s The Ascent of Affect,” by Ruth Leys.