Vanitas with Sunflower and Jewelry Box by Maria van Oosterwijck (c. 1665)
A gathering of death-related links that I have encountered in the past month or so. From somber to hilarious, from informative to creepy, here’s a snippet of things that have been reported on or journaled about in or related to the Death Industry recently.
Previous Links Of The Dead: {June 2019} | {June 2018} | {June 2017} | {June 2016}
💀Professional Mourners Laments From Quarantine
💀How do you foster ‘a good death in a racist society?’
💀Three Ways to Address Guilt When You’re Grieving
💀Alica Forneret‘s grief resources created by and for BIPOC
💀The first-ever human composting site will open in 2021 in Seattle
💀School apologises after children are told to plan own funeral as homework
💀How To Support Children Who Have Lost Their Fathers To Police Violence
💀The Lack of Mobilized Outrage For Police Killing Black Women Is An Injurious Erasure
💀Speaking Grief validates the experience of grievers and guides those wishing to support them.
Harlow Skalwold
June 29, 2020 at 1:07 pm (1 week ago)Okay, having students plan their own funeral is fucked up. Not only is it taking death positive too far, but it is triggering and seriously anxiety inducing for a young person. Being a grown ass adult, I can deal with it. I’m like, throw me in a fire and be done with it. But planning your own Catholic funeral?? I’ve been to Catholic funerals. It’s a long, involved, depressing mass for a dead person. Just no. Especially now. People can’t even have proper funerals right now! Ugh.
S. Elizabeth
June 29, 2020 at 1:16 pm (1 week ago)Right? I thought that pointed to an appalling lack of judgement on *someone*’s end. Lordy!
theodora
July 4, 2020 at 3:32 pm (4 days ago)Fascinating links as always – thank you. I often go running in my beautiful local cemetary and I really have noticed a few more people being there x