Margaret Kilgallen: That's Where the Beauty Is

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Notes

1 See Beautiful Losers, directed by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard (2008; Brooklyn, NY: Sidetrack Films, 2009), DVD; Pollack (2003); Joo (2002).

2 In one study it was found that triggering nostalgic memories caused an increase in one’s perception of social support, thereby counteracting loneliness and fostering social connectedness. See Zhou et al. (2008). In another, nostalgia was found to increase empathy and charitable giving, a prosocial behavior. See Zhou et al. (2012). In yet another, participants experiencing nostalgia were found to desire money less. See Lasaleta, Sedikides, and Vohs (2014). These studies and others emphasize the benefits of nostalgia to social connectedness, something that Kilgallen addressed in statements and interviews. See, for example, ‘Barry McGee & Margaret Kilgallen in “Place”,’ Art21, https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s1/barry-mcgee-margaret-kilgallen-in-place-segment/.