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Treat them with the reverence of archivists': recordkeeping and online grief communities

Douglas, Jennifer

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https://hdl.handle.net/2142/89349

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Title
Treat them with the reverence of archivists': recordkeeping and online grief communities
Author(s)
Douglas, Jennifer
Issue Date
2016-03-15
Keyword(s)
  • archives
  • affect
  • online communities
  • bereavement
  • stillbirth
Abstract
The poster reports early findings of an exploratory research project studying how bereaved parents of stillborn babies participate in online grief communities, and how these communities function as a particular type of archive. Emerging concepts, including the notions of archives of aspiration, continuing social existence, and archives of feeling are introduced, extendable ideas are identified, and next steps in the research are proposed.
Publisher
iSchools
Series/Report Name or Number
IConference 2016 Proceedings
Type of Resource
text
Language
eng
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http://hdl.handle.net/2142/89349
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9776/16550
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