What does it feel like to be apart?
New outputs! Gender and Segregation: An Introduction by Hellman et al., and Moving letters between living and dead in Joseon Korea by Broomhall. See Output for full reference.
What happens when a person separates from their loved ones? Moved Apart studies how separation was communicated in East Asia and Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Moved Apart is a collaborative research project, connecting researchers from all over the world. We organize workshops, seminars, and various other events, bringing together global, gender, early modern, and emotional history. Do get in touch!
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“She will soon enter the wedded state. And although it is a happy occasion for our family, I am still very sad and feel lonely. How can I write down all that I feel in this letter? I repressed feelings of such emptiness and confusion and send her to her marriage with a smile.”
1660s, Queen Inseon to daughter Sungmyeong