Open research questions in History of Emotions Research
73 gap statements mined from History of Emotions Research papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 1,277 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.
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What the literature leaves open
The lack of understanding of the role of emotions in nationalism. The assumption that national histories progress steadily toward harmony. The need to examine how efforts to develop an affective-discursive canon can overcome the differences between local communities of feeling.
Emotions and the Nation: Nation-Building, Nationhood Reproduction, Political Mobilization, and Change · 2026 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in the literature on women's political education and the need for new approaches to create social change. It argues that prior work has not adequately addressed the use of deception as a tool for social change. The paper also identifies a gap in the understanding of how imagination can be used as a tool for social change.
The very existence of this tension suggests that participation in politics can induce emotional suffering for all involved, not least because politicians have only a limited range of emotional repertoires to choose from, though further study of different periods and contexts is needed on the shifting and possibly limited range of affective politics that have shaped political culture.
Cobden, Peel, the Anti-Corn Law League, and the Politics of Feeling in Mid-Victorian Britain · 2026 · DOIThere is a lack of research on the recall of British prime ministers and monarchs among psychogeriatric patients. The design of corned beef cans has not been reviewed in relation to patient injuries.
The lack of understanding of the journeymen shoemakers' experiences and demands. The need for a clearer explanation of the manufacturers' class consciousness.
Class, culture and class consciousness in ante‐bellum Lynn: A critique of Alan Dawley and Paul Faler∗ · 1981 · DOIDifferentiating between understanding and remembering concepts is crucial. Teachers need to adapt to include handicapped students in regular classroom programs.
The paper identifies the need for teachers to adapt to include handicapped students in regular classroom programs. The paper highlights the lack of knowledge and resources for teachers to effectively teach handicapped students.
At the mere mention of the name of a southerner whose speaking had not been investigated, Dickey would take a moment to point up the need for a systematic study. Through his personal contacts with his students, and with his colleagues as well, he provided motivation for the further study of southern public address. Dickey 145 for the further study of southern public address in terms of urgency and challenge.
The high cost of hospital deliveries limited access to medical care. The fear of disease-ridden institutions and surgical operations limited the number of hospital births. Midwives faced challenges in providing affordable and safe childbirth options.
The role of American midwives at the turn of the twentieth century is often overlooked. There is a lack of understanding of the customs, practices, and education of birth attendants.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the cultural significance of McDonald's. The study explores the relationship between consumer behavior and societal values.
Further research could explore the impact of television on children's creativity and reading habits. The effectiveness of authentic storytelling in engaging young readers could be studied.
The debate over the distribution of power in American society is ongoing. There is a need for further study on the social and business connections of President's cabinet members.
Future research should explore the development of impostor behavior in different populations, including children and adolescents. Further studies should investigate the effectiveness of different therapeutic approaches in treating impostor behavior.
Bechtel's contributions to children's literature are not well-documented.
The paper suggests that the present time suffers from an overload of diversity.
15a According to Professor von Hayek: It is scarcely too much to say that during most of the Beveridge era the growth of the School was dominated by the new developments, financed mainly from Rockefeller funds, which affected chiefly the Library, the development of entirely new fields of teaching, and the provision for research.
Philanthropy and social science in the 1920s: Beardsley Ruml and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial, 1922–29 · 1981 · DOIThere seemed always to remain a group of parents whose attitude towards school remained rather negative despite all efforts of project leaders and teaching staff.
It notes that prior historians and scholars have offered varying assessments of Harding's character and abilities, resulting in a complex and multifaceted legacy.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the role of Harper in junior college development, - The great-man theory of history has been used to explain the development of junior colleges, but this theory has…
The paper identifies a need for a critical review of research on educational change and knowledge use in education, - The collection of readings aims to address…
The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the social background of American federal executive officials. The study aims to fill this gap by analyzing the social background of American presidents, vice presidents, and cabinet members from 1885 to 1949.
The need to study the lives of the women as well as those of the men, in the households as well as in the workplaces - The need to understand the deprivation of the working class vis-a-vis other groups…
The gap is in the interpretation of results, - The author identifies a need to re-examine the relationship between empirical results…
The paper identifies a gap in the ASA's handling of issues such as professional discrimination and harassment. The paper also identifies a gap in the awareness of sociologists about the implications of their involvement with the military establishment.
Most-cited papers in History of Emotions Research
- Fond memories of Virginia Apgar · PEDIATRICS · 1975 · 340 citations
- Their Mother's Daughters? The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Attitudes in a World of Changing Roles · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1997 · 216 citations
- Poor Eliza · American Literature · 1998 · 186 citations
- Earliest recollections of childhood: a demographic analysis · Cognition · 1994 · 176 citations
- Philanthropy and social science in the 1920s: Beardsley Ruml and the Laura Spelman Rockefeller memorial, 1922–29 · Minerva · 1981 · 81 citations
- Thresholds of Difference: Structures of Address in Zora Neale Hurston · Critical Inquiry · 1985 · 68 citations
- Autobiography and Historical Consciousness · Critical Inquiry · 1975 · 64 citations
- The Historicality of Individuals · Social Science History · 2005 · 46 citations
- “Let us salute one of our kind.” How academic obituaries consecrate research biographies · Poetics · 2016 · 43 citations
- The Early History of Cleanliness in America · Journal of American History · 1988 · 40 citations
Most recent work
- A Conversation with Joan Tronto about Making Good Care a Central Concern of Political Life · Polity · 2026
- Emotions and the Nation: Nation-Building, Nationhood Reproduction, Political Mobilization, and Change · Nationalities Papers · 2026
- God/Inspector “What is Hidden, Does Appear”: A Comparative Analysis of All-Seeing and Panopticon in Hymns for Trial Service and Bentham’s Vision of the Chapel · Surveillance & Society · 2026
- The Nervous System in Pedro Ortiz Cabanillas’s Sociobiological Informational Theory: An Epistemological Alternative to Classical Neuroanatomy · Human Arenas · 2026
- ‘Her Modest Demeanour and Motherly Care’: Danish Female Primary School Teachers, 1860–1900 · Scandinavian Journal of History · 2026
- Remembering Harriet Zurndorfer (1946–2026) · Ming Studies · 2026
- George Alexander Kennedy: 26 November 1928–28 July 2022 · Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge · 2026
- In Memory of Clyde F. Barker · Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge · 2026
- Just to Breathe: Personal Recollections of Synanon Founder Chuck Dederich · Communal Societies · 2026
- Madame Marie Fretageot: Communitarian Educator · Communal Societies · 2026
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