With a diverse collection of essays, Rebellious Mourning shows that we can bear almost anything when it's worked through collectively, because when we publicly share loss and pain, we lessen what debilitates us. Grief is, of course, universal, but - with unprecedented numbers of people made refugees, rapidly increasing effects of global warming, and the electoral rise of authoritarianism across much of the world - we are in a historical moment where many, especially on the left, are feeling a profound sense of loss.