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Culture & Politics
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.
News
Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician
Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician Adhoc/Part Time Remote Position Keeper is a digital memorialization solutions provider driven by passionate people who help individuals, ...
Culture & Politics
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 in place.
Culture & Politics
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, and outside the snowbanks loomed over ...
Death Care
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 overlapping issues faced at the end-of-life.
Culture & Politics
A Beginner’s Guide to South Africa’s Cemeteries
In the Global North, cemeteries are generally recognised as important sites not just for burial, but also as community assets for safeguarding and ...
Grief Support & Resources
Marked by Loss: Memorial Tattoos as Modern Grief Ritual
Grief is always this weird thing. No matter how many times it taps us on the shoulder—or wallops us in the face—it never ...
A Day in the Life Series
Careers in Death Care: A Day in the Life of a Caretaker of an Abandoned Cemetery
Mount Moriah Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery, hosting 150,000 burials and sprawling over hundreds of acres across Southwest Philadelphia and Yeadon, Pennsylvania. ...
Culture & Politics
Traditional Chinese Death Rites and Superstitions Explained
Death rites are essential to honor our loved ones, but as a devoutly superstitious people, the Chinese also view death as a source ...
Culture & Politics
Bees are Bringing Life Back to This 135 Year Old Cemetery
At Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home and Cemetery in Seattle, the hum of bees offers an unexpected soundtrack to a place known for stillness. ...