Download or read book The Obituary as Collective Memory written by Bridget Fowler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first serious academic study of obituaries, this book focuses on how societies remember. Bridget Fowler makes great use of the theories of Pierre Bordieu, arguing that obituaries are one important component in society's collective memory. This book, the first of its kind, will find a place on every serious sociology scholar's bookshelves.