A July missive. Please join us. Stories are welcome from everywhere.

Let’s write today to remember our fathers, brothers, uncles, grandfathers, mentors, colleagues, and friends. Revisionism is not an option. Especially now. Visit us at whowelost.org to write and share. #nopandemicrevisionism #grief #fathersday

'...an urban space, a historic space, a beautiful and quiet space. I can really understand why it's so important for families.' We love Professor Sarah Wagner's first impressions of our beautiful memorial. ❤️

The flurry of 5-year pandemic anniversary articles largely neglect the heart of the story: the 1.2+ million souls lost. Come visit us to read and write and remember.

3.9.25 #ritualsinthemaking #gwu #anthropology #covid19 #pandemic

"Five years later, though the world has been scarred by all that death and illness, it is considered hysterical to narrate the history of the pandemic by focusing on it." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/o...

3.7.25 #ritualsinthemaking #gwu #anthropology #covid19 #pandemic

Rituals in the Making is pleased to host Sheryl Stolberg, New York Times correspondent, for her keynote address on politics and public health. The event marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To attend, please register in advance using the link below.

Day 3: Excerpt from “A Present Absence” by Roy. R. Grinker. Visit our website, buff.ly/bUzWNuI, to read this dispatch and many other examples of our research. #ritualsinthemaking #gwu #anthropology #covid19 #pandemic

More on Covid memorialization efforts in the digital space: www.cnn.com/2024/05/18/u...

Day 2

Throughout March, “Rituals in the Making” will be noting resonant and notable moments from the past five years. We will be digging into our research and writing as well as the work of other organizations, projects, and individuals.

In the midst of it all, let’s not forget these moments. We won’t. Join us as we document and memorialize. Roberta Flack: May her memory be a blessing.