This is a call for papers for the 5th Alone Together conference to be held at the Georgia Southern University, Savannah, Georgia, United States, 23 April to 25 April, 2026.
“We must meet; we must communicate with one another; we must, it would seem, be alone together”
-John Macmurray
As organizers of the conference, the International Society for Research on Solitude (ISRS) welcomes contributions to the 5th International Pandisciplinary Conference on Solitude in Community, Alone Together, which will take place between 23 April and 25 April 2026 at Georgia Southern University, Armstrong Campus in Savannah, Georgia in the United States.
Hosted by Dr Richard E Cleveland at Georgia Southern University, the conference is also supported by Bishop Grosseteste University (UK) and the Institute of Pedagogy at the University of Szczecin (Poland), honoured with the auspices of both Rectors.
The ISRS welcomes papers and posters on any issues related to solitude, silence and loneliness, from any discipline and from any professional/practice context, and from researchers from all over the world. The ISRS welcomes presentations focusing on empirical research, theoretical exploration, and/or practitioner-based applications.
To submit an abstract (deadline 1st October, 2025, with later submissions considered if there is still room on the programme), please fill in the form HERE
