*** Cross‑posting for reach; thanks for understanding!*** Dear AoIR community, We're happy to announce the publication of a new ebook, *Atmospheres and Digital Media *(Bristol University Press), edited by Ana Jorge and Sofia P. Caldeira. The book is now available in both e‑book and print formats. The full book is *freely accessible as Open Access* via the link below. https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/atmospheres-and-digital-media Atmospheres and Digital Media: Connection and Disconnection Across Everyday Life Edited by: Ana Jorge <https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ana-jorge> and Sofia P. Caldeira <https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/sofia-caldeira>
From parenting and pilgrimage to activism and mourning, this book explores how digital connection - and disconnection - shapes the emotional texture of our lives.
Using the concept of ‘affective atmospheres’, the authors examine the feelings that emerge in the interactions between people, platforms and places. Drawing on rich, real-world examples, it explores how digital media infuse our homes, beliefs, rituals and politics with emotion, tension and meaning. *Table of contents * Introduction: Atmospheres and Digital Media Dis/connection -* Ana Jorge, Sofia Caldeira* Chapter 1: Post-digital parenting: the relational-affective network of the family - *Francisca Porfírio, Ana Jorge, Rita Grácio* Chapter 2: Platformised feminisms and social media ambiences - *Sofia Caldeira, Ana Jorge, Ana Kubrusly* Chapter 3: Affective temporalities in pilgrimage: anticipation, presence and (pro)longing - *Ana Jorge, Filipa Neto, Ana Kubrusly, Edna Santos* Chapter 4: Affective intensities of dis/connection in mourning - *Ionara Silva, Ana Jorge, Filipa Neto* Afterword: Reflections on affective atmospheres and felt experience in the mediation of everyday social practices - *Peter Lunt* Ana Jorge *Research Coordinator, CICANT <https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/>, Associate Professor, ECATI <https://ecati.ulusofona.pt/>/Lusófona University* *Publications:* Jorge & Caldeira (Eds.) (2026) *Atmospheres and Digital Media: Connection and Disconnection across Everyday Life*. Bristol University Press <https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/atmospheres-and-digital-media>. Syvertsen & Jorge (2026) Slow tourism and digital disconnection: A study of place, atmosphere and norms in pilgrim and mountain walking destinations. *Annals of Leisure Research <https://doi.org/10.1080/11745398.2025.2539137>*. *Think before you thank - every email has a carbon footprint (if we were to send one less unnecessary email per day, it could reduce carbon emissions by 16,433 tonnes <https://www.statista.com/chart/20189/the-carbon-footprint-of-thank-you-emails/>). Please also consider your environmental responsibility before printing this email. *