Eva Illouz is a full professor at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and a member of the Center for the Study of Rationality. Her research interests include the field of of History and Sociology of Emotions, particularly the ways in which public culture and capitalism transform and shape emotional life. She is the author of eight books, translated into 15 languages. She publishes in Haaretz, Le Monde, Die Zeit, der Spiegel, Le Monde Diplomatique and currently serves as the president of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.