Notes on Nostalgia

The future of nostalgia book

  • nostalgia embodies both fantasy and reality
  • Moderness/progress exxagerated the effects of nostalgia
  • it’s not necessarily a yearning for a different place but for a different time
  • personal note: lo-fi hip hop is the rhythm of longing

Music and Nostalgia

  • music is a powerful sensory trigger for nostalgia
  • “reminiscence bump” theory of development of self image during years of childhood to adolescence to explain why certain music makes us experience nostalgia
  • music-evoked nostalgia is related to both positive and negative emotional experiences
  • Music evoked nostalgia gives rise to “emotional blends”