National Science Foundation Grant Research on Funerary Ritual Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date Posted: June 13, 2025.
When I sat down to interview Dene Garbow, I was surprised to discover that she had started the building museum gift shop in the 1980s. Dene has been living in a newly renovated apartment at Ingleside, a retirement community in northwest Washington, DC, since early 2020. My job was to interview her about her experience during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date posted: March 11, 2025
A small time capsule from GW Anthropology’s department captured the day in March 2020 when the campus stood still.
Date Posted: Jan 31, 2025.
On January 16th, the Rituals in the Making team invited Jay Winter to discuss his current research on the history of the Mir Yeshiva and their story of survival.
Date Posted: OCT 1, 2024
Three years after In America: Remember installation was dismantled, Suzanne and her team of volunteers returned to the Mall for two days (September 21 and 22, 2024) to write down their memories of the installation and record oral histories.
DATE POSTED: May 16, 2024.
Volunteers archiving the In America flags reflect on how they solve even the most challenging puzzles among the flag collection and database.
DATE POSTED: March 15, 2021.
In a way, these two signs create a moment of ironic condemnation. These are two institutions toward which many Americans look for safety and yet suspended between them is a representation of a quarter-million deceased citizens.
DATE POSTED: March 15, 2021.
“I cut sprigs and then tucked them in the grave by the coffin. I think these were more meaningful than store-bought flowers because they were her flowers. Her azaleas.”