No. 4 (2026)
Essays

An Answer to the Question: “How and why I became a boredom researcher/scholar?”

Julian Jason Haladyn
OCAD University, Canada

Published 2026-02-01

Keywords

  • Boredom,
  • Haladyn,
  • Gardiner,
  • Arts,
  • Self-Awareness

How to Cite

Haladyn, J. J. (2026). An Answer to the Question: “How and why I became a boredom researcher/scholar?”. Journal of Boredom Studies, (4). Retrieved from https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/67

Abstract

A short essay written in response to the question “How and why I became a boredom researcher/scholar?”, this text tells the story of Haladyn's discovery of boredom as a research area and, along with Michael E. Gardiner, his contributions to the field of Boredom Studies.

References

  1. Haladyn, J. J. (2024). Theses on Self-Awareness in the History of Boredom Studies. Journal of Boredom Studies, 3. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17549849