The Canvas Of Lives: Obituaries As Masterpieces Of Memory

Verkkothe first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember.

In order to assess the value of viewing the obituary through this lens, it is necessary to look at.

Verkkoin this article, i consider how collective memory of major public events is woven into the life stories told in obituaries by comparing recent obituaries of veterans of world war ii and the.

Verkkothis article explores the cultural form of the obituary as a contribution to ‘collective memory’.

Bridget fowler makes great use of the theories of pierre bordieu, arguing that obituaries are one important component in society's collective.

Verkkoso, there is evidence that the obituary as collective memory is in need of editing, and that process might be turned to its structure as well as to its rendition.