Series: Death and Culture

The infrastructure of death is an undeniable part of urban life, yet it is often overlooked in the study of cities. Life and Death in Latin American Cities explores the intricate dynamics between the living and the dead in six Latin American cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Lima, Buenos Aires, Quetzaltenango, and Cuenca. Drawing on more than a decade of ethnographic research,...

What does it mean to grieve a child lost to an act of terrorism? Trauma, Grief, and Remembrance in the Aftermath of Terrorism offers a powerful and deeply human exploration of traumatic bereavement, grounded in parents' first-hand accounts of losing a child to political violence. Drawing on research in France, the book explores how such loss disrupts meaning, time, and...

Popular media is a powerful mirror and maker of meaning around suicide. Suicide in Popular Media and Culture brings together scholars from across disciplines to examine how suicide is mythologised, politicised and challenged across film, TV, young adult literature, digital platforms, online communities, and more. From news coverage of celebrity suicide to social media interventions with at-risk youth, this wide-ranging...