From oneliness to the loneliness pill: The history of a modern epidemic
Talk
Dr Fay Bound Alberti, Department of History
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Event date
Wednesday 13 November 2019, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
Location
Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Fossgate (Map)
Audience
Open to staff, students, the public
Admission
Free admission, booking required
Event details
Merchant Adventurers’ Arts Discovery Lecture
Loneliness is talked about as a “mental health crisis” in the 21st century, but its history has been neglected. This lecture explores the meanings of loneliness from the 18th century to the present. It considers the social and well as the individual meanings of loneliness, and the importance of the body as well as the mind in framing this modern epidemic.
Fay Bound Alberti
Dr Fay Bound Alberti is Reader in History and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of York. Her new book: A Biography of Loneliness: The History of an Emotion (Oxford University Press) will be launched at the event. For more information see her website.
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