The book tackles the challenging theme of death as seen through the lens of literature and its connections with history, the visual arts, anthropology, philosop

If the academic field of death studies is a prosperous one, there still seems to be a level of mistrust concerning the capacity of literature to provide sociall

Death is an inevitable, yet mysterious event. Fiction is one way to imagine and gain knowledge of death. Death is very useful to literature, as it creates plot

'Most people spend their whole lives asleep and then wake up a few days before they're about to die.' – Olivia Bareham, Sacred Crossings Death has a 100 per c

Talking Through Death examines communication at the end-of-life from several different communication perspectives: interpersonal (patient, provider, family), me