Contributors to this edited collection argue for an emotional rebellion in the academic world, arguing that the presentation of research as 'objective' conceals the subject positions of researchers and the emotional imperatives that often drive research.

Tracey Loughran is Reader in History and Deputy Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Essex, UK. She is the author of Shell-Shock and Medical Culture in First World War Britain and co-editor (with Gayle Davis) of The Palgrave Handbook of Infertility in History: Approaches, Contexts and Perspectives. Dawn Mannay is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences (Psychology) at Cardiff University, UK. Dawn is editor of Our Changing Land: Revisiting Gender, Class and Identity in Contemporary Wales; and author of Visual, Narrative and Creative Research Methods: Application, Reflection and Ethics.