Emotions in a public context – whether in political speeches, theatre performances, entries in social media, at concerts, or at court – are the focus of the 3rd international conference of the Collaborative Research Center Affective Societies at Freie Universität from May 3 to 5, 2018. As part of the English-language conference on Public Emotions, Israeli sociologist Eva Illouz will hold a lecture on “Populist Politics and Emotions.” It will take place May 5 at 2 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1b, Habelschwerdter Allee 45. The lecture is public, and admission is free. The conference is being organized by Prof. Dr. Doris Kolesch, Freie Universität Berlin, and Prof. Dr. Hubert Knoblauch, Technische Universität Berlin.