https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The international peer-reviewed </span><strong>Journal of Boredom Studies (JBS) (ISSN 2990-2525)</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">, published annually by the International Society of Boredom Studies, is a multidisciplinary and open-access forum for theoretical and empirical advancements in all areas of boredom studies, including, but not limited to, Animal Studies, Anthropology, Architecture, Cultural Studies, Education, History, Literary Studies, Management, Philosophy, Political Studies, Psychology, and Sociology. It covers topics referring to boredom (and related states like melancholy, ennui, tedium, etc.), that deal with its conceptualizations, cultural and societal representations, perceptions, forms, functions, characteristics, causes/correlates, and consequences/outcomes. It aims to promote and disseminate multidisciplinary research on boredom, facilitate the advancement of knowledge concerning boredom, and give visibility and access to scientific and scholarly papers on boredom.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/about">More information</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>* CALL FOR PAPERS</em>: <a href="https://www.boredomsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Call-for-papers-JBS-2025.pdf">The History and Development of Boredom Studies</a>. In 2025, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Boredom Studies. We invite authors to submit contributions for issue #3 of Journal of Boredom Studies by April 30, 2025. <a href="https://www.boredomsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Call-for-papers-JBS-2025.pdf">Download call for papers</a>. </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3"> </span></strong></span><strong><em>* CALL FOR PROPOSALS</em>: If you have an idea for a special issue, our editorial team welcomes inquiries; please contact any of the editors in-chief (<a href="mailto:mariusz.finkielsztein@gmail.com">Mariusz Finkielsztein</a> / <a href="mailto:josros@ucm.es">Josefa Ros Velasco</a>).</strong></p> en-US <p>The authors of the works published in the <em>Journal of Boredom Studies</em> hold the copyright. 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You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.</li> <li>No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or <a style="background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en#ref-technological-measures">technological measures </a><span style="font-size: 0.875rem; font-family: 'Noto Sans', 'Noto Kufi Arabic', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.</span></li> </ol> jbs@boredomsociety.com (Journal of Boredom Studies) josros@ucm.es (Josefa Ros Velasco) Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:20:46 +0100 OJS 3.3.0.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/64 <p><em>Where One Is: Between Boredom and Architecture</em> reflects on a formative encounter with boredom in the context of architectural practice. Recounted through an episode in central London, the essay approaches boredom not simply as repetition or disinterest, but as a mood that destabilises notions of value, orientation and purpose. Rather than a pathology to be remedied, boredom emerges as a diffuse and ambiguous thread—entangled with time, attention and desire—through which architecture can be thought critically.</p> Christian Parreno Copyright (c) 2026 Christian Parreno https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/64 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100 https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/62 <p>-</p> Stanley Kreiter Bezerra Medeiros Copyright (c) 2026 Stanley Kreiter Bezerra Medeiros https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://www.boredomsociety.com/jbs/index.php/journal/article/view/62 Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0100