Q&A with August Rad Death Reads Author Dr. Donald Joralemon

Watch as Dr. Donald Joralemon discusses U.S. memorials and how they help Americans grieve and understand our present situation. Learn his thoughts on therapeutic memorials and how the tearing down of Confederate monuments aligns with this ideology. Hear him discuss his thoughts on whiteness and how he - a racialized white male - pushes back against whiteness while centering the Lakota and the Wounded Knee memorial. Ultimately, viewers will take away a deeper understanding of mass death and social justice.

“Ordering Chaos: The Process of Remembering Mass Murder” by Donald Joralemon: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...

Mortal Dilemmas: The Troubled Landscape of Death in America by Donald Joralemon: https://www.routledge.com/Mortal-Dile...