Objects of the Dead by Margaret Gibson - ISBN: 9780522855579
Paperback
Deals with the death of a loved one and the process of sorting through, living with, and discarding, the objects that are left behind. This book looks at the status of objects as property, metaphors, symbols of love and identity, and the power of things to bind and unbind family relationships.

Objects of the Dead

Mourning And Memory In Everyday Life

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  • Paperback

    216 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2008

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Summary

What is the fate of objects after a death-a daughter’s hairbrush, a father’s favourite chair, an aunt’s earrings, a husband’s clothes? Why do some things stay and some go from our lives and memories? Objects of the Dead examines a poignant and universal experience-the death of a loved one and the often uneasy process of living with, and discarding, the objects that are left behind. How and when family property is sorted through after a death is often fraught with difficulties, regrets and di…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522855579
ISBN-10:0522855571
Author:Margaret Gibson
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:216
Edition:1st
Release Date:1 September 2008
Weight:212g
Dimensions:199mm x 133mm x 17mm
About The Author

Margaret Gibson

Dr Margaret Gibson has written widely in the areas of mourning and grief, identity and embodiment, and representations of death. She teaches sociology at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia.

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