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Dear AoIR community,

We're happy to announce the publication of a new ebookAtmospheres 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 MediaConnection and Disconnection Across Everyday Life

Edited by: Ana Jorge and Sofia P. 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, Associate Professor, ECATI/Lusófona University


Publications:

Jorge & Caldeira (Eds.) (2026) Atmospheres and Digital Media: Connection and Disconnection across Everyday Life. Bristol University Press.
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.

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