Mediated Death

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By Johanna Sumiala

Summary

Mediated Death examines how death is experienced and ritualised in contemporary society through the lens of media and communication studies, anthropology, and sociology. Johanna Sumiala explores the changing nature of mourning rituals, livestreamed fatalities, and digital memorialisation across platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. Drawing on cases from iconic public figures such as Margaret Thatcher and David Bowie to global events including the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the Black Lives Matter movement, the book reveals how mediated death shapes collective memory and social life today.
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Ideal for scholars and students of communication studies, anthropology, and sociology, as well as general readers interested in media, mourning, and contemporary social practices related to death.

"A leading scholar's robust analysis of the meaning of death in digital society"--

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How do the dead live among us today?

Approaching death from the perspective of media and communication studies, anthropology, and sociology, this book explains how the all-encompassing presence of mediated death profoundly transforms contemporary society. It explores rituals of mourning and the livestreaming of death in hybrid media, as well as contemporary media-driven practices of immortalization.

Sumiala draws on examples ranging from the iconic deaths of Margaret Thatcher and David Bowie to those of ordinary people ritualized on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. In addition, this book examines digital mourning of global events including the Charlie Hebdo attacks, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the Coronavirus pandemic.

Mediated Death is a must-read for scholars and students of communication studies, as well as general readers interested in exploring the meaning of mediated death in contemporary society.

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Praised as lucid and thoughtful, the book "resolves the fundamental question of why and how we ritualise death," with insightful examples linking mediated death to social life, says Barbie Zelizer of the University of Pennsylvania. Lilie Chouliaraki of LSE commends Sumiala for offering a profound reflection on new rituals of loss, mourning, and community within hybrid media environments.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509544547

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 November 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 180

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About the Author

Johanna Sumiala is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki.