Capstones
Graduation Date
Fall 12-16-2022
Grading Professor
Alicia Chang
Subject Concentration
Health & Science
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Abstract
Losing a pet can have a huge impact on a household - including humans and pets alike. This mixed multimedia project works to capture this multimedia project exploring how loss manifests in the home after a pet’s passing — and how we remember our pets after they’re gone. It’s done through short non-narrative documentaries from multiple pet owners, along with insight from a mental health expert, and animal behaviorists. I’ve incorporated research around pets having grief-like reactions to a companion animal, in addition to why grieving a pet is so painful, and how pet grief often doesn’t fit in with society’s attitude about death, and dying. The full project can be found at https://michaylasavitt.com/pet-grief-capstone.
Recommended Citation
Savitt, Michayla, "The Science and Practice of Coping with Pet Loss" (2022). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/605
non-narrative audio doc of Larra Call Waldmann speaking about her household grieving their two dogs
AUDIO_Savitt_Michayla_2.mp3 (10600 kB)
non-narrative audio doc of Kat Clary reflecting on loving, losing, and grieving her cat
AUDIO_Savitt_Michayla_3.mp3 (8755 kB)
non-narrative audio doc of Mirna Fiohetti reflecting on her cat's death and the impact on her work
PHOTO_Savitt_Michayla_Sequence1.jpg (997 kB)
Image of Kat Clary holding a photo of Marcasite. Taken October 26, 2022, Manhattan, NY. Taken by Michayla Savitt.
PHOTO_Savitt_Michayla_sequence2.gif (15155 kB)
GIF with two images of Pippin the cat: one a photo taken by Michayla Savitt December 2019, the other an illustration of the same image drawn by H Conley.