Death Cafes: An Exploration of the Setting, the Players, and the Conversation

Feven Seifu, Amanda C. DeDiego, Ayn Rassier, Michael M. Morgan

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Abstract

The overarching mission of Death Cafes is to raise people’s consciousness about life’s temporality so that they make the most of their finite lives. Death Cafés create a space for people to gather and have an open dialogue about death and dying. The current qualitative research study explores the experience of nine participants who engage in Death Cafes as facilitators or attendees. Findings including themes of “The Setting”, “The Players”, and “The Conversation” explore the experiences of Death Cafe participation. Discussion of findings and implications include death rituals, commercialization of death experiences, and the supportive community of the Death Cafe.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)237-252
Number of pages16
JournalOmega: Journal of Death and Dying
Volume90
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2024

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Keywords

  • Death Café
  • death awareness
  • phenomenology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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