The Obituary as Collective Memory
Author:   Bridget Fowler (University of Glasgow, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   v. 27
ISBN:  

9780415364935


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   27 June 2007
Format:   Hardback
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The Obituary as Collective Memory


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The first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember. The book makes use of the theories of Pierre Bordieu the author argues that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory. This book is the first of its kind and will find a place on every serious sociology scholar's bookshelves.

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Author:   Bridget Fowler (University of Glasgow, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   v. 27
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9780415364935


ISBN 10:   0415364930
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   27 June 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part I: Theoretical, Historical and Quantitative Studies of the Obituary Introduction. 1. Collective Memory 2. The Historical Sociology of Death 3. Bourdieu’s Social Theory and the Obituary 4. The Times’ Obituaries in 1900 and 1948 5. The Social Value of Death: The Microworld of the editors 6. The Lives we Choose to Remember: A Quantitative Analysis (with Esperanza Bielsa) Part II: Memories Burnished at the Shock of Death: Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Obituaries 7. The Politicians’ Obituaries, 1999-2006 8. The Writers’ Obituaries, 1999-2006 9. The Artists’ Obituaries, 1999-2006 10. The Sports Obituaries, 1999-2006 11. The Trade-Unionists’ Obituaries, 1999-2006. Conclusion

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Bridget Fowler is a Professor at the University of Glasgow, specialising in the sociology of culture, Marxist-feminism and social theory. Her previous publications include The Alienated Reader (Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991), Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Theory (Sage, 1997), and an edited volume, Reading Bourdieu on Society and Culture (Blackwell, 2000).

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