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History of Obituaries
2014-04-13T14:01:15-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/996/20140208092452003_hd.jpgPanelists talked about the history of obituaries, including how obituaries are constructed, who gets an obituary, and what obituaries tell us about our society and our history.This panel was part of the American Historical Association’s annual conference held in Washington, DC
Panelists talked about the history of obituaries, including how obituaries are constructed, who gets an obituary, and what obituaries tell us… read more
History of Obituaries Panelists talked about the history of obituaries, including how obituaries are constructed, who gets an obituary, and what obituaries tell us about our society and our history.
This panel was part of the American Historical Association’s annual conference held in Washington, DC close
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- Adam Bernstein Staff Writer Washington Post->Obituaries
- Adam Clymer Chief Correspondent (Former) New York Times->Washington, DC
- Janice Hume Professor University of Georgia->Journalism Department
- Martin Kaplan Founding Director University of Southern California->Lear (Norman) Center
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