Produire le mort

Julliard, Virginie; Georges, Fanny

doi:10.3917/res.210.0089

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“…In other cases, the profile can remain simply active, providing the possibility of interaction not only between followers but with the deceased himself, commenting on old posts, photos and send greetings on special occasions (birthdays, Christmas, etc.) (Julliard & Georges, 2018;Willis & Ferrucci, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Angels in the Clouds: Stillbirth and Virtual Cemeteries on 50 YouTube Videos

2019

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Today every aspect of our life is published and shared online, including grief. The virtual cemeteries and social networks’ use could be considered as a new modern mortuary ritual. Starting from the keyword stillbirth, 50 videos published on YouTube since 2008 have been analyzed qualitatively. The videos, 70% published by the mother, with an average length of 5.52 minutes, a mean of 2,429,576 views and 2,563 of comments, follow a sort of script: the second part with black and white photos, background music, and religious references. Could the continuous access to the child’s technological grave encourage a complicated grief or be a support, given by the interaction with users, limiting the sense of isolation. The parent shows his or her own conceptions about death and, as a modern baptism, presents the child to the whole society. Videos keep child’s memory alive and fuel a process of personalization and tenderness in the user.

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confidence: 99%