Mediated Death

Mediated Death
Johanna Sumiala
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Paperback
h216 x 138mm - 180pg
16 Dec 2021 UK
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9781509544547
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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 immortalisation. Sumiala draws on examples ranging from the iconic deaths of Margaret Thatcher and David Bowie to those of ordinary people ritualised in Instagram, YouTube 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.
Johanna Sumiala is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at the University of Helsinki.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781509544547
Published: 16 Dec 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polity Press
Publisher: Polity Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 138mm
Pages: 180

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