Zmarli i Facebook. Wirtualna społeczność żałoby
Dies and Facebook. Virtual community of mourning

Summary/Abstract: In this progressing virtualization, time has come also for the realm of death, which in a natural way joined the cyber-reality, shaping a new dimension of commemorative-funeral practices present in the funeral culture. The internet has become not only a vehicle for memory, but also a place for creating its new forms. The article attempts to identify and general characteristics of the activities of Polish Facebook users connected with the memory of loved ones, in the context of the possibilities provided by the portal itself. The methodology of the work encompassed the analysis of the literature and the review of the above portal from the media perspective, without considering the religious perspective.

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