The Centre for Palliative Care is hosting what will be a thought-provoking session on the intersection of death and digital media. As someone who is periodically startled by Facebook mentions of people who have died, I am looking forward to this.
“The focus of this presentation will be to outline some of the key issues surrounding death in the digital age. This will include a critical overview of how people mourn, commemorate and interact with the dead through digital media.
The presenters will briefly map the historical and shifting landscape of digital death by considering a range of social, commercial and institutional responses to technological innovations. Discussion will centre around multiple digital platforms through a number of case studies drawn from Australia, North America and Europe.
Through these case studies they will offer fresh insight and analysis into emerging practices through which digital technologies are used to mourn, commemorate and interact with the dead.
You won’t want to miss this 21st century overview of death and social media.”
For more information email centre.palliativecare@svha.org.au
http://www.centreforpallcare.org/events/32/hot-topic-death-and-digital-media
Cheers, Sonia
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Thanks Sonia, looks very interesting. One of the issues we hear about in this context is the challenge for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities where the clear protocols for how news of a death is communicated are transgressed by younger community members posting news of someone’s death on social media. As you can imagine, can be very upsetting for all concerned, on top of the sadness around the death itself. John
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John that is such an interesting comment. If you don’t mind I might mention it at the seminar? I can see what a huge issue that would be.
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