Episode 14: Let's Talk About Symbols, Baby!: The Multiple Meanings of Flora, Fauna, and Pretty Ladies in Rural Cemeteries
12/20/19 • 85 min
We continue our discussion of symbols in the Victorian era with a deep dive into some of the most common cemetery motifs.
We continue our discussion of symbols in the Victorian era with a deep dive into some of the most common cemetery motifs.
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Episode 13: Obelisks, and Pyramids, and Sarcophagi, Oh My! Mausoleums, Victorian Mourning Rituals, and 19th Century Revival Architecture Styles
We look at the overall culture of death in the Victorian era and the popular antiquarian architectural styles and symbols that defined this society.
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Episode 16: Cemeteries in the News, The Forgotten Stories
Today we discuss two cemeteries that have recently been in the news, the mass grave from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots and the Buena Vista and Acadia slave cemeteries in Louisiana.
Read both articles for yourself below:
- Louisiana Slave Cemeteries:
- Tulsa Race Riot Mass Grave:
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/17/789015343/new-research-identifies-possible-mass-graves-from1921-tulsa-race-massacre
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