On Atmospheric Turn in Social Sciences

Abstract

The article introduces a special theme of the issue onthe “Anthropology of Affective Atmospheres”, featuring contributions by S.V. Sokolovskiy,D.A. Radchenko, S. Runkel, and an interview withT. Griffero.Readers of this thematic issue are acquainted with the new area of philosophical and socialresearch, which until now has practically not attracted the attentionof Russian anthropologists, despite the fact that the so-called “atmosphericturn” has deeply influenced quite a wide range of socialsciences and humanities, including anthropology. The main goal of thisissue of the journal is to familiarize Russian anthropologists andethnologists with theoretical and methodological foundations of (affective) atmospheres researchand specific case studies in this field. The main taskof this introduction to the topic is to review relevantconcepts, to recommend the most influential publications, the familiarity withwhich is expected to facilitate the introduction of these subjectsinto field ethnography programs, and to provide a brief overviewof the current “atmospheric” research in the country.