In recent years, people across the world have had to endure long periods of loneliness and isolation.
However, a new project will explore how the separation faced by billions during the global pandemic was matched in communities across Europe and the Atlantic World, and East Asia around five centuries ago.
The six-year project, funded by an 18,000,000 Swedish Krona (£1.5 million) grant from the Swedish Research Council, brings together experts from the UK, Sweden and Australia, and an international advisory board of researchers from across Europe, North America and Asia.
They will examine repositories of letters, diaries, poetry and material culture housed in Japan, South Korea, China, France, Germany, the UK, Italy and Scandinavia to explore the historical experiences of separation across the continents.
The project focuses specifically on the 16th and 17th centuries, a period of immense change with technological advances ranging from the print revolution and formalised postal systems to improved ship design and better transportation routes.
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