Essays about: "Memorial Cultures"

Found 2 essays containing the words Memorial Cultures.

  1. 1. Mourning on VKontakte : An exploratory study of the process of mourning in the context of national culture and global digitalization

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för mediestudier

    Author : Elena Bazina; [2016]
    Keywords : mourning online; digital death; memorial pages; death studies; continuing bonds theory; personal community; new model of bereavement;

    Abstract : The digital age has changed the way we live and die. A large variety of social networking services (SNS) have become our everyday context. Profiles on SNS register all important moments of a user’s life. Death, one of the most essential concepts of human existence, is also reflected on SNS in different ways. READ MORE

  3. 2. Paths, Palimpsests and Voids of Dé kolon εl í za shɔn - Memorials and Memorial Cultures - Based on Examples/Voids in Sierra Leone_ and Germany_- A Path, Detours and [Proposal]-Essay in Notes and Images

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sonja Hohenbild; [2014]
    Keywords : Decolonial; Memorial Cultures; Coloniality Sierra Leone Germany; Sankofa;

    Abstract : This essay attempts to discuss the decolonial memorialscape in Germany and Sierra Leone, bringing into focus the few existing examples. Coming from the visual arts, my wish is to bring art-practice into the communication for development feld. READ MORE