With more than three billion people in isolation, the status of digital spaces is switching from
an amenity to a necessity, as they become not only the main way to access information and …

It is not a new idea to suggest that our twenty-first-century technologies of data collection are
changing who we are. The idea of selfhood—already under scrutiny by philosophers and …

The preponderance of technology and digital connectedness has revolutionized every
aspect of humans' social life, including death. Digital technologies are reshaping how the …

We project the future accumulation of profiles belonging to deceased Facebook users. Our
analysis suggests that a minimum of 1.4 billion users will pass away before 2100 if …

Death is an inevitable part of life and highly relevant to information management: its
approach often requires preparation, and its occurrence often demands a response. Many …

Digital technologies play an increasingly prominent role in memorialisation, but their use at
cemeteries has been criticised for lack of sensitivity. Designers of digital cemetery …

This book explores death in contemporary society–or more precisely, in the 'spectacular age'–
by moving beyond classic studies of death that emphasised the importance of the death …

Funerals are irreplaceable events, especially for bereaved family members and relatives.
However, the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented many people worldwide from attending …

In response to the rapid growth in the popularity of virtual humans, this study investigates the
attitudes and perceptions of young viewers, from Generation Z in particular, toward virtual …

This essay addresses the user remediation and performative rematerialization of the 2015
photographs of 3-year-old Kurdish-Syrian refugee Alan Kurdi, as well as acts of concealing …