Death, Materiality and Mediation

Barbara Graham is an anthropologist with a special research interest in Ireland. She has extensive research experience in the field of material culture studies, death, emotions, aging and care.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Contextualizing DeathChapter 1. Field BoundariesChapter 2. Talking About The DeadChapter 3. Sensing The Memories And The DeadChapter 4. Objects Of The DeadChapter 5. Collective RemembranceChapter 6. Materiality In The GraveyardConclusionAppendix

“The book is a good read for those who are more knowledgeable and interested in the fields of the anthropology of materiality, and (the anthropology of) death. It gives a good overview of the main debates in these areas, with literature that is both new and older.” • Reading Religion“Graham has succeeded in conveying a rich, complex, dynamic, nuanced, and moving picture of the ways in which individuals and communities engage with death and loss, and how the dead retain a social presence in the lives of the living.” • Christine Valentine, University of Bath“Graham has gained unprecedented access to very personal and private situations in Ireland – such as wakes and house clearances after the death of a relative – and this makes for an interesting read, especially given her great narrative skills in describing the settings and scenarios of her ethnography.” • Elisabetta Viggiani, Queen’s University Belfast