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…loneliness as a result of precarious employment and the devasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic? ‘Loneliness’ as a term in its modern sense emerged in the late eighteenth century; scholarship…

…book was complete at the start of the pandemic, my editor graciously allowed me to add a Coda, ‘When Distance Is Everywhere’. Here I discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, which turned…

…of course there is the Black Lives Matter movement as well as the disproportionate suffering of the BAME community with COVID. It seems incredible that we are still party to…

Solitude Testimonies Solitude is part of everyone’s life. But COVID-19 has made many aspects of our lives more solitary. Even people locked-down in a crowded house can feel disconnected from…

In our latest post, Tom Wicker reflects on the sensory solace of lockdown baking and breathing out in the face of COVID uncertanties….

Self-isolation, social distancing, quarantine – solitude and its protocols have become part of our everyday consciousness and language. Of course, the solitudes of COVID-19 are not strictly voluntary. We none…

This event has been postponed due to COVID-19 and will be rescheduled at a later date….

…by conversations about our research. Sophie has created visual narratives that take place in the same neighbourhood, during the COVID-19 pandemic. She explores with each of them the theme of…

…Iranian prison, two of them in solitary confinement. Here, she reflects on current experiences of isolation and connection, as part of our series on ‘Solitude in the Time of COVID-19’….

The next guest post in our series on ‘Solitude in the Time of COVID-19′ comes from Marie Kolkenbrock, who writes about finding the balance between proximity and distance during a…