Intimacies at a distance: An introduction

•Relationships no longer require physical presence in order to be emotionally and socially significant.•A new conceptual framework is required to respond to the impact of migration and new media on relationships.•Intimacy at a distance refers to the making, maintaining and unmaking of relationships...

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Published in:Emotion, space and society space and society, 2019-08, Vol.32, p.100590, Article 100590
Main Authors: Holmes, Mary, Wilding, Raelene
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:•Relationships no longer require physical presence in order to be emotionally and socially significant.•A new conceptual framework is required to respond to the impact of migration and new media on relationships.•Intimacy at a distance refers to the making, maintaining and unmaking of relationships across distance or national borders.•The set of papers in this special issue explores a wide variety of examples of intimacy at a distance.
ISSN:1755-4586
1878-0040
DOI:10.1016/j.emospa.2019.100590