Sonja Kmec
Biographic Data
| ID | 135951 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sonja Kmec |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sonja |
| FAMILY NAME | Kmec |
| SIGNATURE | KMEC S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Luxembourg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3980-5063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mobilities in Life and Death
Introduction
In contrast to the liveliness conjured by the terms ‘migration’ and ‘mobilities’, death is associated with stillness and immobility. Yet, just as the animated experience of migration and mobilities can be characterised by hiatus, waiting and even death, so too death and funerary-mourning rituals prompt a variety of mobile practices. For example, the dying may travel between home and other places of care; the dead body is typically moved between t…
Cemeteries and crematoria, forgotten public space in multicultural Europe. An agenda for inclusion and citizenship
In western Europe, municipal or otherwise state‐commissioned cemeteries and crematoria are public spaces and services, open to all. Cemeteries and crematoria grounds are neglected in geographical, planning and policy debates about the character, design, management, use and accessibility of public spaces, and likewise debates about the social inclusion of migrants and minorities. This may reflect a tendency to situate cemeteries socially and geogr…
Mobilities in Life and Death
This open access book focuses on migrant and minority cemetery needs through the conceptual lens of the mobilities of the living and the dead. Free read
Rules, Norms and Practices – A Comparative Study Exploring Disposal Practices and Facilities in Northern Europe
We identify and analyse practices and management regimes around burial and handling of ashes across eight case study towns within six Northern European countries. We analyse management of cemeteries and crematoria gardens, majority practices and provision for minority communities, including various burial types, cremated remains, the re-use of graves, and costs for interments. Comparative data is drawn from analysis of national and local regulati…
Co-Creating Ritual Spaces and Communities
Cemeteries have been viewed in opposed ways as ritual spaces that either mirror society or present an idealized model of society. In this article, we propose an analysis of cemeteries as ritual spaces, focused on the case study of municipal cemetery Tongerseweg in Maastricht, among the most important monumental cemeteries still in active use in The Netherlands today. Drawing on historical as well as interview material, spatial and ritual studies,…
The material culture of burial and its microgeography
This article uses a novel quantitative methodology to examine sepulchral material culture. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of social spatialization and art as agency, the authors contend that variations in grave designs and materiality cannot simply be explained in terms of changes in fashion and mentality. Other factors also need to be taken into account. Using a digital data collection tool, the Cemetery Surveyor Application (CSA) develop…
Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe
This encyclopedia documents the presence and impact of nationalized cultural consciousness in European nationalism. It tracks how intellectuals, historians, philologists, novelists, poets, painters, folklorists, and composers, in an intensely collaborative transnational network, articulated the national identities and aspirations that would go on to determine European history and politics, with effects that are still felt today. Edited by Joep Le…
Kathleen Wellman. Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France
A mere five years after the publication of Robert J. Knecht's authoritative study The French Renaissance Court (2008), the same publishing house has brought out a new book dealing with women at the French Renaissance courts. Kathleen Wellman's series of biographical sketches does not explicitly challenge any of Knecht's interpretations; rather, this book is aimed at a different, non-specialist readership. Its principal objective is to highlight t…
Co-Creating Ritual Spaces and Communities
Cemeteries have been viewed in opposed ways as ritual spaces that either mirror society or present an idealized model of society. In this article, we propose an analysis of cemeteries as ritual spaces, focused on the case study of municipal cemetery Tongerseweg in Maastricht, among the most important monumental cemeteries still in active use in The Netherlands today. Drawing on historical as well as interview material, spatial and ritual studies,…
Cemeteries and crematoria, forgotten public space in multicultural Europe. An agenda for inclusion and citizenship
In western Europe, municipal or otherwise state‐commissioned cemeteries and crematoria are public spaces and services, open to all. Cemeteries and crematoria grounds are neglected in geographical, planning and policy debates about the character, design, management, use and accessibility of public spaces, and likewise debates about the social inclusion of migrants and minorities. This may reflect a tendency to situate cemeteries socially and geogr…
Mobilities in Life and Death
This open access book focuses on migrant and minority cemetery needs through the conceptual lens of the mobilities of the living and the dead. Free read
The material culture of burial and its microgeography
This article uses a novel quantitative methodology to examine sepulchral material culture. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of social spatialization and art as agency, the authors contend that variations in grave designs and materiality cannot simply be explained in terms of changes in fashion and mentality. Other factors also need to be taken into account. Using a digital data collection tool, the Cemetery Surveyor Application (CSA) develop…
Kathleen Wellman. Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France
A mere five years after the publication of Robert J. Knecht's authoritative study The French Renaissance Court (2008), the same publishing house has brought out a new book dealing with women at the French Renaissance courts. Kathleen Wellman's series of biographical sketches does not explicitly challenge any of Knecht's interpretations; rather, this book is aimed at a different, non-specialist readership. Its principal objective is to highlight t…
Encyclopedia of Romantic Nationalism in Europe
This encyclopedia documents the presence and impact of nationalized cultural consciousness in European nationalism. It tracks how intellectuals, historians, philologists, novelists, poets, painters, folklorists, and composers, in an intensely collaborative transnational network, articulated the national identities and aspirations that would go on to determine European history and politics, with effects that are still felt today. Edited by Joep Le…
The material culture of burial and its microgeography
This article uses a novel quantitative methodology to examine sepulchral material culture. Drawing on the theoretical frameworks of social spatialization and art as agency, the authors contend that variations in grave designs and materiality cannot simply be explained in terms of changes in fashion and mentality. Other factors also need to be taken into account. Using a digital data collection tool, the Cemetery Surveyor Application (CSA) develop…
Co-Creating Ritual Spaces and Communities
Cemeteries have been viewed in opposed ways as ritual spaces that either mirror society or present an idealized model of society. In this article, we propose an analysis of cemeteries as ritual spaces, focused on the case study of municipal cemetery Tongerseweg in Maastricht, among the most important monumental cemeteries still in active use in The Netherlands today. Drawing on historical as well as interview material, spatial and ritual studies,…
Rules, Norms and Practices – A Comparative Study Exploring Disposal Practices and Facilities in Northern Europe
We identify and analyse practices and management regimes around burial and handling of ashes across eight case study towns within six Northern European countries. We analyse management of cemeteries and crematoria gardens, majority practices and provision for minority communities, including various burial types, cremated remains, the re-use of graves, and costs for interments. Comparative data is drawn from analysis of national and local regulati…
Mobilities in Life and Death
Introduction
In contrast to the liveliness conjured by the terms ‘migration’ and ‘mobilities’, death is associated with stillness and immobility. Yet, just as the animated experience of migration and mobilities can be characterised by hiatus, waiting and even death, so too death and funerary-mourning rituals prompt a variety of mobile practices. For example, the dying may travel between home and other places of care; the dead body is typically moved between t…
Cemeteries and crematoria, forgotten public space in multicultural Europe. An agenda for inclusion and citizenship
In western Europe, municipal or otherwise state‐commissioned cemeteries and crematoria are public spaces and services, open to all. Cemeteries and crematoria grounds are neglected in geographical, planning and policy debates about the character, design, management, use and accessibility of public spaces, and likewise debates about the social inclusion of migrants and minorities. This may reflect a tendency to situate cemeteries socially and geogr…
Mobilities in Life and Death
This open access book focuses on migrant and minority cemetery needs through the conceptual lens of the mobilities of the living and the dead. Free read
History (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)