Going Public
Performing Dying in the Second Decade of the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2392284 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael J Brennan (0000-0002-0637-9387, Liverpool Hope University, corresponding author), Michael Brennan (0000-0002-5646-028X, Liverpool Hope University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1040-1059 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociological Research Online (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7804 • E-ISSN: 1360-7804 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13607804221119812 |
| OpenAlex | W4313213399 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 37 |
It is now more than a decade since the death of celebrity television personality Jade Goody - a high water mark in public dying comparable to the watershed moment in public mourning marked by the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, a decade or so earlier. As Walter has noted in this journal, Goody's very public and highly mediated dying will not be the last. With that in mind, this article analyses the sociological significance of public dying in the decade following Goody's death - the 'tens' of the 21st century. It does so chiefly by focusing on a number of high-profile instances which gained significant media traction, using these to examine the ways in which dying is both performed and made meaningful in contemporary 21st century culture. The argument presented operates on the assumption, following Goffman, of life - and by extension, dying - as performance
Media studies · Personality · Political science · Politics · Psychoanalysis · Public culture · Public life · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Law · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |