Introduction: A New Approach to Understanding the Nature, Construction, and Experience of Emotions in the Americas -- PART 1: Teaching Emotions, Learning Emotions: Exploring Emotions in the Context of Education -- Chapter 1: "Reflections for Research in Emotional Education" in Early Twentieth-Century Colombia -- Chapter 2: Epistemic Pushback and Harm to Educators in University Classrooms in the United States -- Chapter 3: Emotion, Moral Development, and Antiracist Education for Parents in the United States -- PART 2: Expressing Emotions, Repressing Emotions: Experiencing Emotions in the Context of Political Violence -- Chapter 4: Emotions as Relational Acts -- Chapter 5: "Quit trying to make us feel teary-eyed for the children!" Constructing and Regulating Anger in the Fight for Immigration Justice in the United States -- Chapter 6: "Emotional Events" in War Narratives of Professional Colombian Soldiers -- Chapter 7: Police Operations and Emotional Disturbances: How Emotional Trackers Support the Military Regime in the Argentine National Gendarmerie.-Conclusion: Transforming Emotions: A New Theoretical Approach for an Interamerican Trans-Contextual Dialogue. .