Author Archives: Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Each man is master of his own death, and all that we can do when the time comes is to help him die without fear of pain.”

- Gabriel Garcia Márquez
Posted on July 9, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
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Co-Immunity Project Reveals Precautions Work To Prevent Spread of Coronavirus

Results are in from Phase 1 of the University of Louisville's groundbreaking study
Posted on June 26, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

The University of Louisville announced on Friday the completion of Phase 1 of its Co-Immunity Project. The mission statement of the project reads: The purpose of this project is to help healthcare workers determine if they have been unknowingly exposed … Continue reading →

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“O, Death” by Lloyd Chandler

The 1916 Appalachian folk tune that won a Grammy
Posted on June 16, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

At the 2002 Grammy Awards, pioneer of American bluegrass music, vocalist and banjo player Dr. Ralph Edmund Stanley performed an Appalachian dirge called “O, Death.” The song appeared on the acclaimed soundtrack to the equally acclaimed Coen brothers’ film, “O … Continue reading →

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“End-of-Life Care During the COVID-19” Crisis by Paul Myles

A short film for BBC News about the impact of COVID-19 on doctors on the front lines
Posted on June 5, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Filmmaker Paul Myles’s short film for BBC News about end-of-life care during the COVID-19 crisis asks five doctors working during the COVID-19 crisis the question: “How has coronavirus changed how doctors deal with and feel about death?” The film opens … Continue reading →

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“La Junta Luz: Oratorio a Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo” by Juan Gelman

The renowned poet and political exile's tribute to the mothers of Argentina's lost children
Posted on May 26, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

For the last thirty years of his life, the work of late poet, political analyst and political exile of Argentina’s Dirty War Juan Gelman grappled with the themes of grief and loss.  From 1976 to 1983 a CIA-backed military Junta … Continue reading →

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Is Death Really “The Great Equalizer?” African American Deathways and Inequality in America

An interview with death scholar and Professor of African American History Dr. Kami Fletcher
Posted on May 13, 2020 by Ellary Allis (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Dr. Kami Fletcher is a death scholar and professor of U.S. and African American history at Albright College. Her work focuses on African American deathways and deathwork, examining African American norms and ideas surrounding death as well as ways that … Continue reading →

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