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Death, Commemoration, and Cultural Meaning

Past and Present

Edited by Robert Spinelli and Robyn S. Lacy

226 pages, 14 illus., 1 map, bibliog., index

ISBN  978-1-83695-290-9 $135.00/£104.00 / Hb / Not Yet Published (December 2025)

eISBN 978-1-83695-291-6 eBook Not Yet Published


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As a cultural artifact, memorials have been a part of funerary traditions for centuries and have continued to evolve as human culture has changed over time. This volume draws from a diverse, international group of academics to offer an overview of grieving and memorialization, ranging from traditional modes of expression to contemporary modes that revolve around the digital world. The editorial team is devoted to the death studies milieu and is interested in exploring relevant and timely issues that demonstrate historical persistence and continued growth. This collection of short, accessible essays examines issues related to memorialization, providing a broad overview of contemporary scholarship and an introduction to topics relevant to both established death studies scholars and a broader audience. 

Robert Spinelli is the archivist for Special Collections at Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to his role there, he worked in the non-profit museum sector and was the former Special Collections Librarian at Fisk University. Mr. Spinelli is also an active researcher in the fields of misinformation and death studies. His first book, The Lizard People Don’t Want You to Read This: Essays on Conspiracy Theories in Popular Culture, will be published by McFarland Publishers in Fall 2025, with his second, Death, Commemoration & Cultural Meaning: Past & Present, due out with Berghahn Books.

Robyn S. Lacy, PhD, is a historical archaeologist, writer, gravestone conservator, and adjunct professor of archaeology at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador. She studies burial landscape development of 17th-century British, Dutch, and French settlements on the northeast coast of North America, among other things.

Subject: Cultural Studies (General)History (General)Archaeology


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