ABSTRACT: Innovative decolonising work always entails going beyond diversity, but has only recently been raised in relation to 'bereavement studies'. This paper explores what it may entail to 'decolonise' death and its continuing aftermath in the lives of the living. In the UK, documented experiences of racialised inequalities and discrimination have clearly evidenced the pervasiveness of institutional racism across many key areas of life, and this paper considers what decolonising perspectives can offer to the understanding of bereavement support and services within this context.
Decolonising the aftermath of death in UK contexts: theoretical approaches, institutional 'constraints', and everyday experiences
2025
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ABSTRACT: Innovative decolonising work always entails going beyond diversity, but has only recently been raised in relation to 'bereavement studies'. This paper explores what it may entail to 'decolonise' death and its continuing aftermath in the lives of the living. In the UK, documented experiences of racialised inequalities and discrimination have clearly evidenced the pervasiveness of institutional racism across many key areas of life, and this paper considers what decolonising perspectives can offer to the understanding of bereavement support and services within this context.
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