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An Open Book: Book Clubs and Death Awareness

Silent Book Club of Death — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:59:02 +0000

Across the globe, people are pulling up to cemeteries, funeral homes, breweries, and libraries, to read books of their own choosing in companionable silence. These look like typical Silent Book Clubs – introvert happy hour with no assigned reading, with nearly 2000 chapters in 55 countries worldwide – but are in fact Silent Book Clubs of Death: a space to read about death, dying, grief, aging, mortality, and chat about death awareness in good company. An Open Book: Book Clubs and Death Awareness TOGETHER ALONE Mortality-minded book clubs are growing in popularity as people look for creative ways to connect […]

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The Importance of Black Feminine Beautification Rituals for Funerals in American Religion

Maya Williams — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:29:39 +0000

In the United States, Black communities have not always been granted the right to honor or memorialize their dead. In Clint Smith’s account of visiting plantations and other landmarks related to slavery, How the Word is Passed, he outlines how Black people during slavery weren’t allowed marked graves, weren’t allowed to have funerals at night–even though that was sacred in most African religious traditions–, and that the majority of American tax dollars went towards Confederate memorials over Black memorials from post-emancipation to the present day. The Importance of Black Feminine Beautification Rituals for Funerals in American Religion In Caitlin Doughty’s […]

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Grief Work: Mourning as Labor in a World That Won’t Stop Working

Jakob Straub — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:03:16 +0000

The compression of grief under neoliberal, capitalist time makes our lives smaller and mourning that much harder.

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Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician

TalkDeath — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:17:40 +0000

Job Opportunity: Virtual Funeral Technician Adhoc/Part Time Remote Position Keeper is a digital memorialization solutions provider driven by passionate people who help individuals, cemeteries, funeral homes, and government agencies create beautiful and meaningful online memorial experiences. We are looking to add more members to our customer service and virtual funeral team! Keeper is seeking a part time/adhoc Virtual Memorial Service team member to host funerals and life celebrations over Zoom. A virtual memorial service is an online gathering of family, friends, and community members to commemorate a life. Virtual Memorial Service Technician Responsibilities: Provide technical support prior to and during […]

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Climate Change Catastrophe: The Disappearance of Ancestral Graves in the Pacific Islands

Jason Collins — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:17:35 +0000

Climate change exposes a deep injustice for many coastal communities: the denial of the right to grieve in place.

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