My Doctoral Project

My doctoral project is a study of how digital death is used to:

• Communicate with the dead using digital tools. This includes virtual memorial walls, including Facebook; one way communication tools, such as text and email; and simulated two-way communications with the dead using griefbots.
• Conduct and participate in funerals enabled by technology, including hybrid funerals where participants are present in-person and online; online memorial services; and viewing recorded funerals.
• Memorialize the dead using digitally enabled memorials including online cemeteries; hybrid cemeteries; and the use of social media, including Facebook and posted videos, to memorialize the dead.

The following short video gives an overview of Digital Death Tech and you can click on each of the blocks below to learn more about each of my areas of study