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portada The age of Spectacular Death
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
220
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9780367368265
Edition No.
1

The age of Spectacular Death

Michael Hviid Jacobsen (Author) · Routledge · Hardcover

The age of Spectacular Death - Michael Hviid Jacobsen

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Synopsis "The age of Spectacular Death "

This book explores death in contemporary society - or more precisely, in the 'spectacular age' - by moving beyond classic studies of death that emphasised the importance of the death taboo and death denial to examine how we now 'do' death. Unfolding the notion of 'spectacular death' as characteristic of our modern approach to death and dying, it considers the new mediation or mediatisation of death and dying; the commercialisation of death as a 'marketable commodity' used to sell products, advance artistic expression or provoke curiosity; the re-ritualisation of death and the growth of new ways of finding meaning through commemorating the dead; the revolution of palliative care; and the specialisation surrounding death, particularly in relation to scholarship. Presenting a range of case studies that shed light on this new understanding of death in contemporary culture, The Age of Spectacular Death will appeal to scholars of sociology, cultural and media studies, psychology and anthropology with interests in death and dying.

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