December 22, 2020 | Videos
Yearly Archives: 2020
The Bubonic Plague in… San Francisco?
November 25, 2020 | Videos
#MMIW: The Life and Death of Stolen Sisters
This article is part of our series The Death Gap: End-Of-Life Inequality, a collaboration between The Order Of The Good Death and The Collective For Radical Death Studies . The series examines the various ways in which systemic racism impacts the way BIPOC communities experience death and access end-of-life care. (CW: suicide, sexual assault, descriptions of graphic violence)
November 25, 2020 | Blog
Nana’s Wig
This article is part of our series The Death Gap: End-Of-Life Inequality, a collaboration between The Order Of The Good Death and The Collective For Radical Death Studies . The series examines the various ways in which systemic racism impacts the way BIPOC communities experience death and access end-of-life care.
November 18, 2020 | Blog
Whose Green Burial is it Anyway?
This article is part of our series The Death Gap: End-Of-Life Inequality, a collaboration between The Order Of The Good Death and The Collective For Radical Death Studies . The series examines the various ways in which systemic racism impacts the way BIPOC communities experience death and access end-of-life care.
November 11, 2020 | Blog
America’s First Cremation Was WILD
November 3, 2020 | Videos
Why Are Ghosts So White?
Ghosts reflect how we see the dead and how we understand a place. On campus ghosts give us a sense of history and tales of warning. On study abroad they teach us about the people and history of a new place, and reinforce every single stereotype that we work so hard to deconstruct.
October 15, 2020 | Blog
Guided By Death and Flowers
How one Los Angeles resident is creating community through death care and flowers.
October 2, 2020 | Blog
The Massive LA Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
September 26, 2020 | Videos
The Unbreakable Spirits of Black Gospel During Funerals
While the music of Black American funerals and African funerals are alike in some ways and different in others, the truth remains–that no matter the brutality of life, in death the spirits within Black people will always live on.
September 18, 2020 | Blog
Can I Keep My Parents’ Skulls & Tattoos?
September 15, 2020 | Videos
Therapy, Mental Health, and Death Positivity
Telling your friends and family about death positivity is one thing, but sharing this world with our medical providers – especially our therapists, can prove complicated, uncomfortable, and challenging — we’re here to help.
September 4, 2020 | Blog