The Joy Network

About The Joy Network

The Joy Network is an international consortium bringing together scholars, activists, artists, and local and Indigenous knowledge holders who recognize that understanding joy is essential for navigating contemporary challenges.

What We Do

Launched in Year 1 and growing throughout the project, the network functions as both community and resource. We will host regular online seminars featuring emerging research, maintain a curated bibliography spanning disciplines and cultural contexts, share methodological innovations, and facilitate collaborations between academic and non-academic partners.

Join us

Whether you’re an established scholar, early-career researcher, community organizer, artist, or simply someone interested in how joy sustains us through difficult times, the Joy Network welcomes you. Together we celebrate human capacity for connection and hope even in troubled times.

For regular updates on our activities and future events, subscribe to our mailing list below. Note on how regular?

What does joy mean to you?

What is it that we are feeling when we are feeling joy?

As part of the AnthropoloJOY project we invite you to contribute your own insights.
See the collection of responses below and fill out the submission form to share your own.

Below are some prompts that may or may not be helpful:

Where or how do you find joy?
What does joy feel like to you?
What does joy mean to you?
What has made you feel joyful this week?
Provide a picture of something that represents joy for you.

Note – no personal data will be stored aside from anything provided in your submission.

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