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Voices of the Departed: The Rhetoric of After-Death Communication
By Laura Bruns, PhD In 2011, Theresa Caputo rode on the reality television wave with her hit show on TLC called “Long Island Medium.” In...
Mar 268 min read
Ni la tierra (Not even the Dirt/ Earth)
Author: Alondra Virrey Part 2 of the " Muerte en el Ranchito " series Read Part 2 here: Tablas de Madera / Wooden Boards Death connects...
Mar 244 min read
Tablas de Madera / Wooden Boards
Part of the Muerte en El Ranchito: An Immigrant Experience Blog Series By Alondra Virrey My parents taught me the beauty of death. In...
Feb 144 min read
Winter & Death - Celebrations That Reflect the Season
Authors: Bryanna L. Hebenstreit and Ania Boutin In the Northern Hemisphere, we descend into the wintery months of the year. It’s when...
Jan 38 min read
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… the NCA Annual Convention!
This year, the Death and Dying Division is gearing up for our first convention as an official research division!
Nov 12, 20244 min read
Harvest of Reflection: How Autumn Rituals Address Death, Memory, and Communication
As Halloween approaches, the pumpkin spice-scented autumn air may thicken from an unshakable feeling that something eerie may be lurking...
Oct 14, 202416 min read
How Khloé Kardashian helped me write about death for a mainstream audience
When I started reporting a story for Glamour about the aesthetics of dying, I hopped over to my local Sephora to interview people about...
Sep 23, 20243 min read
“It’s not all feather boas and leather boots”: Communal Grief and Loss During Pride Month
Today is June 28, 2024. It has been 55 years since the Stonewall Riots in New York City sparked a revolution. What began as a reaction to...
Jun 28, 20243 min read
On Doing Death and Dying Research
Sara Kaufman and Leanne Nieforth talk about their recently published research in Omega – Journal of Death and Dying.
May 30, 20245 min read
Being a Death Scholar in a Research-Intensive PhD Program
Graduate study is a daunting and intimidating endeavor. It is unlike anything that you have encountered in academia previously. Some...
May 13, 20244 min read
Navigating the Death Scholars, Inc. Discord Server
Our community has resources that exceed those found on this website and we welcome the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with...
May 7, 20243 min read
The Precarities and Benefits of Academic Labor: Non-Profit Service Work
This blog post outlines how academic researchers and teaching faculty members can manage extracurricular service work without burning...
Mar 21, 20244 min read
Making Friends with the Dead: Gravestone Activism at the Congressional Cemetery
I am talking to the dead. This is not something that I typically do. But given the time and place, it seems appropriate. Plus, and this...
Feb 26, 20246 min read
Scholar Spotlight: Dr. Christine Salkin Davis talks life, death, and poetry.
Find more about Dr. Davis here: https://www.christinesalkindavis.com/about-me Subscribe to our YouTube channel here:...
Feb 5, 20241 min read
COVID-19 and the Denial of Death: Part II
Ernest Becker’s The Denial of Death was part of a broader cultural moment that reassessed the position of death in modern social life....
Dec 14, 20237 min read
COVID-19 and the Denial of Death: Part I
Scrolling through Twitter on the third day of quarantine during a COVID-19 infection didn’t feel much different from any other day, but...
Dec 7, 20236 min read
NCA First Timer Tips and Tricks
With NCA right around the corner and with many being first-time attendees our community has gathered some tips and tricks to help you get...
Nov 4, 20232 min read
Formal Proposal for a Death and Dying Division at NCA
For accessibility and printing, the full proposal PDF can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11t8BxN7REUsogW9mbiNVBC92NQ5m7MQ...
Sep 28, 202313 min read
Why Every Death Scholar Needs to Attend the International Death, Grief, and Bereavement Conference
I stepped out of the airport into sprawling farmland. My uber was lapping the airport, 9 minutes away, so I breathed in the hot night air...
Jun 25, 20236 min read
Laughing in the Face of Death: Christian Seiter's Interview with NPR
“My wife has me on a twenty-minute a day limit talking about death so it’s kind of nice to have someone else to speak with,” quips Cal...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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