Tag Archives: emotions

Virtual Love

Posted on May 18, 2012 by comemo3

‘And when I knew… when I realized… it was too late. My life was broken. I was in love.’ (Anna, 39, comemo3’s translation from Catalan) An interviewee used these words to tell us about her love story with a work … Continue reading →

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The “Cirque du Soleil” and melancholy

Posted on February 15, 2012 by comemo3

Last week I was walking through the city of Barcelona. On one of the public busses, I (comemo3) saw the advertisement for one of the latest attractions having arrived in Barcelona – the Cirque du Soleil with their show “Corteo”. … Continue reading →

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Social tears and (per-) formed sadness – The “truth” about North Korea’s reaction regarding the death of their political leader Kim – Jong – Il

Posted on January 11, 2012 by comemo3

Last month, international politics has been shaken by a situation that might contribute to a transformation in, or even the fall of one of the last “socialist” dictatorships of the world – the death of Kim-Jong-Il, the political leader of … Continue reading →

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Introspective Extimacy – Lady Gaga and the consumption of emotions

Posted on March 25, 2011 by comemo3

A few days ago a report concerning Lady Gaga and one of her fans was published in the Internet. Having a colleague, Eduard Minobis, writing his doctoral thesis on the transformations of the relationships between celebrities and their fans as … Continue reading →

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Forms of Commitment in Love relationships and the Expression(s) of Emotions in Times of Electronic Communication

Posted on January 22, 2011 by comemo3

Within this post we will present our I+D (*) project, which we will work on throughout the next years. Doing so, we will also introduce into the perspective we take regarding a sociological analysis in the ambit of the sociology … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Intimacy after Reading The Purchase of Intimacy

Posted on January 11, 2011 by comemo3

Intimacy tends to be associated with the sphere of the private and the reign of emotions – being both emotions and the private positively connotated. The assumption that only our ‘private’ and ‘intimate’ lives are the arenas in which loving … Continue reading →

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