Have you written on the Facebook page of someone who has died?

Facebook becomes the new medium so the dead can live on

Deakin Media Release

News facts
  • Like photo albums or old letters, social networking sites allow us to considerably enhance our posthumous selves in the minds of others, and in an important sense genuinely do help the dead dwell among the living a little longer than they perhaps might have done
  • There is evidence to suggest that memorialised profiles help those in grief, enriching their engagement with their memories of the person who had died
  • Technology is evolving to the point where in the future it is likely that people could leave a digital version or avatar of themselves so that those left behind could interact with it

 

 

 

Patrick

Join in the discussion with philosopher Dr Patrick Stokes

Have you written on the Facebook page of someone who has died?

An interview with philosopher Dr Patrick Stokes, has been published that talks about ritual, Facebook, the bereaved, the nature of personal identity, duty to the dead who live online. Share your thoughts on the Deakin University - Arts and Education facebook page post, and Patrick will contribute to your discussions.

 

 

 

 

 

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26th March 2012