Media

Nourishing Death: An Examination of the Relationship Between Food and Death in Rituals, Culture, Religion and Society.

• Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): History – Part I
• Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead): Welcoming the Dead – Part II
• Swedish Funeral Candy

Death Becomes Us, Minnesota Public Radio Series by Nikki Tundel, May 2007.

Throughout history, civilizations have developed ways to deal with and honor the dead. From embalming to cremation, funeral services to burial ceremonies, the rituals of death tell us a lot about the living. What do our customs say about our society? And how do our practices shape the way we view our final fate? Sections include:

• How embalming changed death
• The art of death
• Death: have it your way
• Graveyard shifts
• Death gets personal
• Sleep with the fishes– and other options for your loved ones
• Diversity in death

The Undertaking: Frontline program based on the critically acclaimed book, The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade, by Thomas Lynch.