For most of the past 300 years, the concept of nostalgia has been regarded as a medical
condition. However, since the 1980s, it has become heavily associated with the 'heritage …

Exploring the lifeworlds of Halima, Omar and Mohamed, three middle-aged Somalis living in
Melbourne, Australia, the author discusses the interrelated meanings of emplacement and …

As most of us experienced, 2020 was a challenging year for the vast majority of people and
countries around the world due to the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. For a …

The Routledge Handbook of Nostalgia serves as a guide to the complex and often
contradictory concept of nostalgia, as well as the field of “nostalgia studies” more broadly …

Adolescent refugees confront a complex interplay of trauma arising from forced
displacement, resettlement, and the challenges of transitioning from childhood to adulthood …

ABSTRACT The Swiss Alps have been a tourist destination for the past two centuries,
promising guests extraordinary holiday experiences and providing local populations with a …

This article presents an interpretation of nostalgia in which it is traced back to its original
meaning as an emotion concerned not with time, but with place, the Alpine mountains of …

California's sprawling network of aqueducts and dams is often cited as the embodiment of a
high-modernist approach to resource management. But while once widely celebrated, in …

The city in postcolonial Indian literature is important not only because of its primacy in
national image making, but also because many contemporary Indian writers in English are …

This chapter explores the ambiguous, contradictory and often transient ways in which the
past enters our lives. It sheds light on the interplay of mobility and temporality in the life …