Death in the Digital Age

Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow Katie Thornton

Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow producing "Death in the Digital Age," a multimedia project about how and where we remember the dead in our urbanized, digitized world. Tune in for sonic portraits and podcasts.

Episodes

  1. Sound Memories: Gavin

    03/29/2019

    Sound Memories: Gavin

    Sound Memories is a series of sonic portraits portraying varying perspectives on how and where we remember the dead in our changing world. Here I spoke with Gavin, who lost his father when he was only 26. After his death, Gavin scattered his dad's ashes in a place worlds apart from the calm, contemplative environment of the cemetery. Photo courtesy of Gavin Lawson. Music by Elori Kramer.

    2 min
  2. Sound Memories: Wayne

    01/24/2019

    Sound Memories: Wayne

    Sound Memories is a series of sonic portraits portraying varying perspectives on how and where we remember the dead in our changing world. Here I spoke with Wayne, a gravedigger, about why he stays in a job that some might consider grim.

    3 min
  3. Sound Memories: Ariaf

    11/27/2018

    Sound Memories: Ariaf

    Sound Memories is a series of sonic portraits portraying varying perspectives on how and where we remember the dead in our changing world. I spoke with Ariaf, who manages all of Bristol, England's public cemeteries and crematories, about the future of cemetery space and the importance of cemetery accessibility.

    4 min
  4. Sound Memories: Día de Muertos

    11/02/2018

    Sound Memories: Día de Muertos

    Sound Memories is a series of audio portraits portraying varying perspectives on how and where we remember the dead in our changing world. I spoke with Fabiola, Carmen, Danielle, Efrain, and Louise on a chilly October day in the basement crypt of a Southwest England cemetery. Here, over warm coffees and homemade muffins, this group of friends prepared for a public Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration by building a Mexican Ofrenda—a traditional altar to the dead. Listen to their stories to hear how a shared experience of loss brought these Bristolians together across cultures and national origins.

    6 min
  5. Sound Memories: Adela

    10/24/2018

    Sound Memories: Adela

    Sound Memories is a series of audio portraits featuring individuals with varying takes on how and where we remember the dead on our changing world. I spoke with Adela in her office at the historic and active Arnos Vale Cemetery in the Southwest England city of Bristol. Music by Elori Kramer.

    3 min
  6. Sound Memories: Steve

    10/14/2018

    Sound Memories: Steve

    Sound Memories is a series of audio portraits featuring individuals with varying takes on how and where we remember the dead on our changing world. I spoke with Steve on a crisp autumn day in the crumbling St. Mary Redcliffe cemetery in Bristol, England. Music by Elori Kramer.

    2 min
  • 6 Episodes

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About

Fulbright National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow producing "Death in the Digital Age," a multimedia project about how and where we remember the dead in our urbanized, digitized world. Tune in for sonic portraits and podcasts.

Information

  • Creator
    Fulbright - National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow Katie Thornton
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2019
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Death in the Digital Age