by Steven Dawson | Jun 16, 2015 | Blog
Throughout the cemetery one can find a variety of monuments. Each displays a concise epitaph, often adorned with a traditional or personalized motif, aiming to provide a glimpse into the life of those buried before it. Some are clear, fresh, and legible; others,...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 13, 2015 | Blog
A brief review of: Reimers, Eva (1999) Death and Identity: Graves and Funerals as Cultural Communication. Mortality 4(2): 147–166. By looking at a multicultural cemetery in Sweden, Reimers looks at the connection between immigration and the preservation of culture....
by Emily Hounsome | Jun 10, 2015 | Blog
Fieldwork is something that is new to me, and it has been necessary to learn many new skills to be able to accurately produce a record of this cemetery. Some skills we have learned include: how to take photographs of grave markers in ways that bring out the...
by Meaghan Efford | Jun 9, 2015 | Blog
The opportunity to work in the Jewish Cemetery started out as an accessible field course for Undergraduate students in Anthropology at UVic. I have never had the opportunity to visit a cemetery in which my own family rests, and without that personal connection, my...
