Episode #21: Colonialism, But Make It Sexy Vol. 1: What is Historical Nostalgia

Melania’s Hat, Plantation Weddings, and Indochic. Why do people long for a time period they’ve never experienced? Over the course of five episodes, IDE Impolite Conversation will explore romanticizing colonialism in popular culture. Lezli kicks off this theme with a conversation with Caitlin Faulkes, British-based psychologist specializing in nostalgia. She conducted one of the first pieces of empirical research on historical nostalgia and developed the first index to measure personality traits associated with historical nostalgia.  FULL VIDEO EPISODE ON YOU TUBE!!!!!

Relevant and Recommended Reads

Podcast Team = Lezli Levene Harvell (Host & Executive Producer) / Justin Bates (Sound Engineer)

Melania’s Hat, Plantation Weddings, and Indochic. Why do people long for a time period they’ve never experienced? Over the course of five episodes, IDE Impol…

Scroll to Top