Death Cafes

An Exploration of the Setting, the Players, and the Conversation

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ID13627825
AuthorsFeven Seifu (0000-0003-2334-5418, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Amanda C Dediego (0000-0003-2270-5813, Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design, University of Wyoming, Casper, WY, USA), Ayn Rassier (0000-0002-0749-8660, University of Minnesota), Michael M Morgan (0000-0002-3386-8557, Counseling, Leadership, Advocacy, and Design, University of Wyoming, Casper, WY, USA)
Year2022
Volume90
Issue1
Pages237-252
Publication date2022-05-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228221101277
PMID35549588
OpenAlexW4280522184
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited21

The overarching mission of Death Cafes is to raise people's consciousness about life's temporality so that they make the most of their finite lives. Death Cafés create a space for people to gather and have an open dialogue about death and dying. The current qualitative research study explores the experience of nine participants who engage in Death Cafes as facilitators or attendees. Findings including themes of "The Setting", "The Players", and "The Conversation" explore the experiences of Death Cafe participation. Discussion of findings and implications include death rituals, commercialization of death experiences, and the supportive community of the Death Cafe

Consciousness · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Media studies · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Temporality · Communication · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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