This thesis aims to analyze the evolution of the concept of death in Western society, investigating the radical transformations that have affected the perception of mourning and the management of the end of life. Starting from a classical sociological and historical perspective on "natural death" and its progressive concealment in modernity, the analysis shifts toward the technological dimension. It explores the phenomenon of "digital death" and examines how the persistence of online data and post-mortem virtual identity have redefined the boundaries between presence and absence, creating new forms of collective and individual memory. The final part of the research delves into the intersection between the taboo of death and the logic of profit within the cultural industry. In particular, it analyzes how, in the music market, the artist's passing is transformed into a strategic marketing asset capable of generating economic value and posthumous mythologization; an analysis that will be strengthened by the study of specific cases in the music and recording industry.
Il presente lavoro di tesi si propone di analizzare l'evoluzione del concetto di morte nella società occidentale, indagando le trasformazioni radicali che hanno interessato la percezione del lutto e la gestione della fine vita. Partendo da una prospettiva sociologica classica e storica sulla "morte naturale" e il suo progressivo occultamento nella modernità, l'analisi si sposta verso la dimensione tecnologica, esplorando il fenomeno della "morte digitale" ed esaminando come la persistenza dei dati online e l'identità virtuale post-mortem abbiano ridefinito i confini tra presenza e assenza, creando nuove forme di memoria collettiva e individuale. L'ultima parte della ricerca approfondisce l'intersezione tra il tabù della morte e le logiche del profitto all'interno dell'industria culturale, in particolar modo, analizzando come nel mercato musicale la scomparsa dell'artista venga trasformata in un asset strategico di marketing, capace di generare valore economico e mitizzazione postuma; un'analisi che verrà rafforzata dallo studio di casi specifici nel mercato musicale e discografico.
Lutto, persistenza digitale e marketing della morte nell'industria musicale
ZANON, GIORGIA
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis aims to analyze the evolution of the concept of death in Western society, investigating the radical transformations that have affected the perception of mourning and the management of the end of life. Starting from a classical sociological and historical perspective on "natural death" and its progressive concealment in modernity, the analysis shifts toward the technological dimension. It explores the phenomenon of "digital death" and examines how the persistence of online data and post-mortem virtual identity have redefined the boundaries between presence and absence, creating new forms of collective and individual memory. The final part of the research delves into the intersection between the taboo of death and the logic of profit within the cultural industry. In particular, it analyzes how, in the music market, the artist's passing is transformed into a strategic marketing asset capable of generating economic value and posthumous mythologization; an analysis that will be strengthened by the study of specific cases in the music and recording industry.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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