No. 3 (2025)
Reviews

Review of the Book The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom by Maik Bieleke, Wanja Wolff, and Corinna S. Martarelli

Danielle Greenberg
University of Calgary

Published 2025-07-03

Keywords

  • aesthetic boredom,
  • boredom,
  • boredom proneness,
  • boredom measurement,
  • definition of boredom

How to Cite

Greenberg, D. (2025). Review of the Book The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom by Maik Bieleke, Wanja Wolff, and Corinna S. Martarelli. Journal of Boredom Studies, (3). Retrieved from https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/48

Abstract

Maik Bieleke, Wanja Wolff, and Corinna S. Martarelli (eds.): The Routledge International Handbook of Boredom. Routledge, 2024, pp. 418. ISBN: 978-1-032-22186-1

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