Into the Affective World of Resonance and Atmosphere

What is it about?

The phenomenal world consists of a manifold of affective phenomena subject to experience, that is, phenomena that affect our way of being - in a given situation and even in life as such. The phenomena of resonance and atmosphere are good examples, even if we often speak of them in a metaphorical sense rather than conceiving of them as actual, empirical phenomena. But how are we to conceive of resonance and atmosphere as affective phenomena? And how can we think of them in relation to each other? The article deals with both questions in depth.

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Photo by Luke Porter on Unsplash

Why is it important?

In phenomenology and affect theory, we seek to examine phenomena that can be experienced to affect us in our everyday life. But in order to do so coherently, we need to conceptualize the categories we would later use in philosophical or empirical analyses. This article provides us with clear concepts of the affective phenomena of resonance and atmosphere in their potential connectedness. It enables future academic research into areas where these phenomena may appear, and where scholars may hence benefit from coherent conceptualizations.