{"id":8145,"date":"2022-01-24T13:27:20","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T19:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/?page_id=8145"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:51:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:51:40","slug":"lonely-no-more","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/events\/nourishing-democracy\/lonely-no-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Lonely No More!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lonely No More! (LNM) was a series of programs exploring the making and unmaking of loneliness, isolation, and connectedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of the Spring 2022 semester, C21 offered a wide array of programming and content centered on loneliness: its human and nonhuman sufferers, its physical and virtual environments, and the social structures which alternately seek to both alleviate and weaponize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C21 designed LNM with multiple points of access and multiple ways of knowing \u2013 of interest to experts and accessible to general audiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art Exhibition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We invited one-page written responses (poetry, micro-stories), artwork, and social change ideas in response to our survey results. Over 150 respondents from five countries shared sensory and story-based interpretations of the experiences of loneliness, connectedness; as well as tactics they use to move from one feeling to another. <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/03\/Lonely-No-More-Survey-Report_FINAL.pdf\"><strong>See the Final Survey Report here<\/strong><\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Selections from the survey were exhibited on campus and online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--icon-right uwm-c-button--icon-chevron uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20 uwm-c-link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/event\/lonely-no-more-exhibition-opening\/\" rel=\"\">View the Online Exhibition<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6.5 Minutes With&#8230; Podcast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Colleen Gallambos,<\/strong> <em>Helen Bader Endowed Chair of Applied Gerontology at 51ÁÔÆæ on the National Academy of Sciences report on Social Isolation that came out in Febrruary 2020. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peter Sands<\/strong>, <em>Professor of English at 51ÁÔÆæ, on the theme of loneliness in the writing of Kurt Vonnegut.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sonia Zhang,<\/strong> <em>PhD Candidate in Anthropology at the New School, on her research on designing robots for human companionship. <\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nigel Rothfels<\/strong>, <em>Professor of History at 51ÁÔÆæ, on animal companionship.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stephanie Gibson<\/strong><em>, PhD Candidate in Art History at UPenn, on her research on memorials to trauma, including prisons dedicated to solitary confinement.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>David DiValerio,<\/strong> <em>Professor of Religious Studies at 51ÁÔÆæ, on his research on ancient practices of isolation and meditation among Tibetan monks. <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Josh Rivers<\/strong>, <em>PhD Candidate at 51ÁÔÆæ, on loneliness, connection, and game design.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chikako Ozawa-de Silva,<\/strong> <em>Associate Professor of Anthropology at Emory, on her research on lonely societies, especially Japanese youth.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--icon-right uwm-c-button--icon-chevron uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/media\/recordings\/6-5-minutes-with-c21\/\" rel=\"\">Check Out 6.5 Minutes With&#8230; <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roundtable Conversations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These virtual gatherings of scholars and leaders were designed to inform and deepen conversations on a range of topics. Each one has its own curated list of readings\/viewings that can be integrated into formal and informal classroom discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Lonely Infrastructure (March 30, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>What are the physical and social infrastructures that are contributing to \u201clonely societies\u201d or that can be mobilized to support the increasing number of people living alone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How might we study, talk about, and address loneliness and the built environment? What kinds of social arrangements might we foster to reconsider loneliness and connection, especially between urban centers and rural villages? Are some populations more vulnerable to loneliness than others?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversation featured the following experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eric Klinenberg<\/strong> <em>Helen Gould Shephard Professor in the Social Sciences and Director of The Institute for Public Knowledge, NYU<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chikako Ozawa-de Silva<\/strong> <em>Assoc Professor of Anthropology, Emory University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joan Johnson<\/strong> <em>Director of the Milwaukee Public Library System<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jason Danely<\/strong> <em>Reader in Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Lonely-Infrastructure-blue-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster featuring the Lonely Infrastructure roundtable participant list and a postcard featuring the city of Milwaukee\" class=\"wp-image-8391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Lonely-Infrastructure-blue-1-scaled-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Lonely-Infrastructure-blue-1-scaled-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Lonely-Infrastructure-blue-1-scaled-1-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Nonhuman Kinship (April 13, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>In what ways does loneliness manifest for nonhuman animals and in the nonhuman world? How might we rethink loneliness and connection with nonhumans in mind? As we reimagine and reinvent kin, how do spaces for human-nonhuman connection grow and develop in the age of robots, machines, computers, and AI?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversation featured the following experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Barbara J. King<\/strong> <em>Professor Emerita of Anthropology, The College of William &amp; Mary<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kite aka Suzanna Kite<\/strong> <em>Ogalala Lakota performance artist, visual artist composer, and PhD Candidate at Concordia University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Juno Salazar Parre\u00f1as<\/strong> <em>Assistant Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Cornell University<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sonia Zhang<\/strong> <em>PhD Candidate in Anthropology at The New School<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Nonhuman-kinship-red-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster featuring the Nonhuman Kinship roundtable event with a historic image of a girl and a dog from the 1970s in Wisconsin\" class=\"wp-image-8393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Nonhuman-kinship-red-1-scaled-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Nonhuman-kinship-red-1-scaled-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/01\/Poster-Nonhuman-kinship-red-1-scaled-1-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Weaponizing Loneliness (May 6, 2022)<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>How is loneliness weaponized in practices of solitary confinement and infrastructures of incarceration? What do efforts toward its banning tell us about the rhetoric of loneliness as points of concern and control? How have individuals and communities resisted infrastructures of isolation linked to the carceral state?\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conversation featured the following experts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stephanie Gibson<\/strong> <em>PhD Candidate in Art History at the University of Pennsylvania<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vijay Gupta<\/strong> <em>Violinist, ED of Street Symphony, MacArthur Fellow<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keramet Reiter<\/strong> <em>Assoc. Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the School of Law at UC Irvine<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sarah Shourd<\/strong> <em>Playwright, activist and trauma-informed journalist<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/02\/Poster-Weaponising-Loneliness-blue-1-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Poster featuring Weaponizing Loneliness roundtable participants with historic image of Wisconsin cell block\" class=\"wp-image-8397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/02\/Poster-Weaponising-Loneliness-blue-1-scaled-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/02\/Poster-Weaponising-Loneliness-blue-1-scaled-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/359\/2022\/02\/Poster-Weaponising-Loneliness-blue-1-scaled-1-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--icon-right uwm-c-button--icon-chevron uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/c21\/media\/recordings\/recorded-talks\/\" rel=\"\">Watch Recordings of the Roundtables<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interactive Book Club<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To expand the scope of the LNM roundtable conversations, the Interactive Book Club acted as a resource to promote discussion, collaboration, and exploration. Each edition of the Interactive Book Club included recommendations from panelists, discussion questions, and other relative resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the Lonely No More! Interactive Book Club series below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-link--external wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c21uwm.com\/lonely-infrastructure\/\">Lonely Infrastructure<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c21uwm.com\/weaponizing-loneliness\/\">Weaponizing Loneliness<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c21uwm.com\/nonhuman-kinship\/\">Nonhuman Kinship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--icon-right uwm-c-button--icon-chevron uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20 uwm-c-link--external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.c21uwm.com\/lonely-no-more-book-club\/\" rel=\"\">Check out the Interactive Bookclub<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lonely No More! 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