Abstract
This paper explores how theories of things can create new forms of agency for the dead. It considers how meaning is constructed through the use or translation of our diverse collections and environments online. These memorials and rituals offer a plurality of narratives, experiences and esthetics, which have the potential to give a wider scope for constructing a durable biography after death. The paper draws conceptual links between digital and physical materials and aims to expand interdisciplinary discourse around the way design can create new forms of legacy through rethinking the role of digital things in our lives.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 426-434 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Death Studies |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- design
- digital legacy
- things
- agency
- narrative