Dead Men

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Dead Mens geraniums Domestic gardens as sites
of spatialised bereavement Ruth McManus
University of Canterbury Christchurch, NZ.
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Glasgows Necropolis
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Port Arthur, Tasmania
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A new sociology of grief

• Griefs purpose is the construction of a
  durable biography that enables the living to
  integrate the memory of the dead into their
  ongoing lives (Walter 19977).
• Space is not always impoverished by bereavement

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Clifton Graveyard Bower (Bristol UK),
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Virtual public memorial gardens not a blade of
grass in sight!
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What are domestic gardens?

• Domestic gardens are key material sites of
  social practice
• Domestic gardens are intensive sites of social
  practice
• Domestic gardens are intensifying as sites of
  social practice

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Primary sources

• Anecdotal / popular press
• Mass Observation Archive, University of Sussex,
  UK

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Gardens as sites of grieving
A place of memories
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Gardens as sites of grieving
A site where everyday objects become memorable
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Conclusion

• The domestic garden - a site and practice of
  spatialised grief that intensifies and
  transforms therefore enriches a sense of place.