The Commodification of the Cemetery: Burial Sites as Multi Disciplinary Spaces

Authors

Siobhan Doyle, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

Interdisciplinary, History, 6.5 OTHER HUMANITIES

Publication Details

Presented at Death, Etc symposium

25th November 2016

St Laurence's, Technological University Dublin, Grangegorman, Dublin 7

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Abstract

This paper investigates how many cemeteries have overturned their original function and negative association as sites of death and mourning to be transformed into multi-disciplinary spaces which provide visitors with a meaningful experience.

Recommended Citation

Doyle, Siobhán (2016) 'The Commodification of Cemeteries: Burial Grounds as Multi-Disciplinary Spaces'. Presented at Death, Etc Symposium, DIT Grangegorman, 25/11/2016.