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Episode 31: Victorian Death and Modern Denial

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Adams, P. (2025). Canada needs to move toward a public health model of supporting grief. Policy Options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/07/grief-support/Australian Museum. (2018). Mourning - Victorian Era. https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/Cole, M. (n.d.). Mourning After: The Victorian Celebration of Death. Oshawa Community Museum. https://www.oshawamuseum.org/pdf/Mourning_After_The_Victorian_Celebration_of_Death.pdfCrowther, H. (2024). Cost of dying: How the death-care industry is changing in Canada. CTV News. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/cost-of-dying-how-the-death-care-industry-is-changing-in-canada/Evans, M. (2020). The Relentlessness of Black Grief. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/relentlessness-black-grief/616511/Goles, K. (2022). Evolution of American Funerary Customs and Laws. Library of Congress Blogs. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/09/evolution-of-american-funerary-customs-and-laws/Kodjak, A. (2016). Dying In A Hospital Means More Procedures, Tests And Costs. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/15/481992191/dying-in-a-hospital-means-more-procedures-tests-and-costsMendoza, M. A. (2018). Death and Mourning Practices in the Victorian Age. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/understanding-grief/201812/death-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-agePetch, A. (n.d.). English ethnographic objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum associated with funerals, mourning or memorials. England: The Other Within. https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-objects.htmlTakagi, A. (2024). The cost of dying in Canada is skyrocketing: Why funeral providers say Ottawa needs to step up. The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/business/the-cost-of-dying-in-canada-is-skyrocketing-why-funeral-providers-say-ottawa-needs-to/article_f1ce28b8-eaba-11ee-84c9-370c6f545e04.htmlVon Aderkas, E. & Levine, M. (2011). A brief history of death and dying. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/a-brief-history-of-death-and-dying-1.1115800 Wilmot, C. (2016). The Space Between Mourning and Grief. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/internet-grief/485864/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adams, P. (2025). Canada needs to move toward a public health model of supporting grief. Policy Options. https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/07/grief-support/Australian Museum. (2018). Mourning - Victorian Era. https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/Cole, M. (n.d.). Mourning After: The Victorian Celebration of Death. Oshawa Community Museum. https://www.oshawamuseum.org/pdf/Mourning_After_The_Victorian_Celebration_of_Death.pdfCrowther, H. (2024). Cost of dying: How the death-care industry is changing in Canada. CTV News. https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/article/cost-of-dying-how-the-death-care-industry-is-changing-in-canada/Evans, M. (2020). The Relentlessness of Black Grief. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/relentlessness-black-grief/616511/Goles, K. (2022). Evolution of American Funerary Customs and Laws. Library of Congress Blogs. https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2022/09/evolution-of-american-funerary-customs-and-laws/Kodjak, A. (2016). Dying In A Hospital Means More Procedures, Tests And Costs. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/06/15/481992191/dying-in-a-hospital-means-more-procedures-tests-and-costsMendoza, M. A. (2018). Death and Mourning Practices in the Victorian Age. Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/understanding-grief/201812/death-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-agePetch, A. (n.d.). English ethnographic objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum associated with funerals, mourning or memorials. England: The Other Within. https://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/england/englishness-funeral-objects.htmlTakagi, A. (2024). The cost of dying in Canada is skyrocketing: Why funeral providers say Ottawa needs to step up. The Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/business/the-cost-of-dying-in-canada-is-skyrocketing-why-funeral-providers-say-ottawa-needs-to/article_f1ce28b8-eaba-11ee-84c9-370c6f545e04.htmlVon Aderkas, E. & Levine, M. (2011). A brief history of death and dying. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/a-brief-history-of-death-and-dying-1.1115800 Wilmot, C. (2016). The Space Between Mourning and Grief. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/06/internet-grief/485864/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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