Life and Death in Latin American Cities

The Necropolis at Stake
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-4500-4
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Death and Culture

The infrastructure of death is an undeniable part of urban life, yet it is often overlooked in the study of cities.

This book explores the intricate dynamics between the living and the dead in six Latin American cities: Bogotá, Medellín, Lima, Buenos Aires, Quetzaltenango and Cuenca. Drawing on more than a decade of ethnographic research, the author investigates how urban death infrastructures — such as cemeteries and spaces for the deceased — are shaped by rapid urbanization, legacies of violence, neoliberal policies and alternative spiritual practices.

With a fresh Global South perspective, this unique contribution will challenge the boundaries of death studies, placing the infrastructure of death at the heart of urban life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klaufus, Christien

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Sonstige Dienstleistungssektoren
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Thanatologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Tod, Sterbehilfe: Soziale und Ethische Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Approaches to Deathcare in Latin America

1. Death and the City

2. Caring for the Dead

3. The Self-help Necropolis

4. The Cemetery as Sanctuary

5. Necro-gentrification

Conclusion: The Necropolis at Stake

Über Autor(innen)

Klaufus, Christien
Christien Klaufus is Senior Lecturer of Geography and Urban Studies in the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation at the University of Amsterdam.