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Interesting Facts and History of Halloween
Halloween occupies a strange place in the realm of holidays. While some people spend weeks planning and creating their elaborate costumes, others barely ...
From Silence to Celebration: Public Death and Mourning in Iranian Shia Culture
Islamic rites of death in Iran are almost as old as Islam itself. Since accepting the Shia ...
TalkDeath 2025 Halloween Cemetery Scavenger Hunt
The TalkDeath Cemetery Scavenger Hunt encourages people to appreciate and learn about local cemeteries and their histories. ...
An Open Book: Book Clubs and Death Awareness
Across the globe, people are pulling up to cemeteries, funeral homes, breweries, and libraries, to read books ...
The Importance of Black Feminine Beautification Rituals for Funerals in American Religion
In the United States, Black communities have not always been granted the right to honor or memorialize ...
Grief Work: Mourning as Labor in a World That Won’t Stop Working
The compression of grief under neoliberal, capitalist time makes our lives smaller and mourning that much harder.
Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician
Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician Adhoc/Part Time Remote Position Keeper is a digital memorialization solutions provider driven ...
Climate Change Catastrophe: The Disappearance of Ancestral Graves in the Pacific Islands
Climate change exposes a deep injustice for many coastal communities: the denial of the right to grieve ...
Where the Fire Still Burns: Métis Wake Traditions on the Prairies
The first wake that I attended was conducted in a curling rink. It was winter in Saskatchewan, ...
What Death Care Can Learn From Disability Justice
Disability Justice’s approach can provide death care with the necessary tools to reckon with the complex and ...
