if tombstones accurately reflected our social media personas … (lol)
Finally, some humour on this blog: tombstone reflections Tagged: burial practices, homour, social media
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I am currently in the throws of writing a dissertation chapter, but I stopped long enough to present the chapter theme(s) at a conference. Here is an excerpt … Orienting memories: taste and comfort...
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Rent a mourner … Now this is interesting … measuring one’s popularity by the number of crying mourners. Tagged: funeral practices, grief, social
View ArticlePlease don’t make me a hero …
This is very sobering piece on obituaries and memorializing people. We really do reference cancer as a ‘battle’ that one faces, bravely. But, what if someone doesn’t want to be a hero in this life,...
View ArticleGoogle has you covered …
Plan your digital afterlife … Google has announced a new feature: google afterlife Tagged: data, ditigal afterlife, planning, social media
View ArticleDeathbed choir
The comments section is quite revealing in this article on Deathbed Choirs in the HuffPost. Readers had mixed feelings and felt uncomfortable about strangers being present. Should deathbed choir emerge...
View ArticleDead and Buried
Dead and Buried is an innovative research project that enagages a group of young people (not in education, employment or training) with the opportunity to work alongside Dr. Hannah Rumble, from Bath...
View ArticleLack of palliative training for Canadian doctors
Lack of palliative training for Canadian doctors Physicians hold the power but appear to be out of the loop.
View ArticleSpace, the final frontier
Space, the final frontier That’s correct. Space burials coming soon.
View ArticleThick Description and Twitter at #AAA2013
I just returned from Chicago and the American Anthropological Association annual meeting. The big event was an invited session: THE ONTOLOGICAL TURN in FRENCH PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Tweeting...
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