Ok so hereβs the thing I really enjoy writing my newsletter and I try to keep it more Cool Fun Info and less self-promo. It would mean a lot if you subscribed on this, the one-year anniversary! π π
07.10.2025 16:02 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Did you go to DDD? A few Open Thanatology members were there, and the @deathstudiespod.bsky.social is co-hosted by one of our members, the one and only Beth Michael Fox!
07.10.2025 11:18 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
DDD17: The 2025 Death, Dying and Disposal Conference
Re-live DDD17 through our special conference episode!
The episode includes a myriad of soundbites from attendees including @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social @lucyhyde.bsky.social @katewoody.bsky.social @hoodcp.bsky.social and many more!
@ddd17-2025.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/2AX2...
04.10.2025 05:30 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
DDD17: The 2025 Death, Dying and Disposal Conference
Our special @ddd17-2025.bsky.social episode is out now! Including lots of soundbites from attendees, a short interview with organiser Mariske Westendorp & some words from keynote Enny Das!
open.spotify.com/episode/2AX2...
01.10.2025 18:23 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
New open access handbook including my chapter βHoming in on societal changes in meanings around place of deathβ
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook-o...
22.09.2025 12:43 β π 8 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
π¨π¨π¨The CfP for the 2025 BSA #Death, #Dying and #Bereavement symposium is now open! This year's theme is #Care and #Caring, and the University of Nottingham is hosting us. Please submit your abstracts by Tuesday 30th September to bsaddb@gmail.com. We're looking forward to reading them!
16.09.2025 14:29 β π 5 π 9 π¬ 1 π 1
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01.09.2025 18:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Death Studies podcast pink mug with pink tub of beetroot latte.
And @deathstudiespod.bsky.social should collab with pink chai. And indeed are in my house right now.
31.08.2025 18:02 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Behind the scenes of the @asdsdeath.bsky.social awards ceremony this afternoon at @ddd17-2025.bsky.social
Congratulations to all!
A special well done to CDAS members @drrenskevisser.bsky.social and Bethan Michael-Fox for being nominated for their awesome @deathstudiespod.bsky.social
29.08.2025 18:28 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Enjoying a cup of tea from my new mug
@deathstudiespod.bsky.social
#DDD17
29.08.2025 05:34 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
This is brilliant - well worth a listen π€
21.08.2025 13:11 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Thanks for listening!
07.08.2025 12:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
ποΈPlan for a coffin train I mention on @deathstudiespod.bsky.social! This would have transported corpses ~30 km from Paris to MΓ©ry-sur-Oise, where Haussmann planned to build a 5k-acre Necropolis (thatβs roughly 45x the size of PΓ¨re-Lachaise!) to accommodate Parisβs dead for the next 600 years πβ°οΈ
02.08.2025 18:17 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Always a pleasure to nerd out over cemeteries and data!
02.08.2025 12:04 β π 8 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Had a great time chatting with @kpalex91.bsky.social :)
02.08.2025 08:12 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Professor Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuality, the Anthropocene, dudebros in academia, and a loving and vitalist relationship to death
The Death Studies Podcast Β· Episode
New episode with Professor Patricia MacCormack on Death Activism, Philosophy, the Anthropocene, Veganism and anti-natalism and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/75VN...
04.07.2025 05:45 β π 11 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNY814/research-associate
π HIRING!
We are looking for a Grade 6 Research Associate to join our great team, delivering policy-focused research to improve palliative and end of life care.
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Closes 7th August
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18.07.2025 18:52 β π 2 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
Professor Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuality, the Anthropocene, dudebros in academia, and a loving and vitalist relationship to death
The Death Studies Podcast Β· Episode
New episode with Professor Patricia MacCormack on Death Activism, Philosophy, the Anthropocene, Veganism and anti-natalism and more!
open.spotify.com/episode/75VN...
04.07.2025 05:45 β π 11 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
If youβre coming to the Contemporary Womenβs Writing Association Conference in Falmouth, or even if you just want to follow the action, let me know and I will add you to the #CWWA25 Starter pack go.bsky.app/PKkZCkJ
03.04.2025 14:15 β π 14 π 8 π¬ 6 π 0
Lidar relief map of Ceibal, revealing several groups of structures next to a river.
NEW When did the Maya start burying the dead? πΊ
Excavation at a burial ground at Ceibal, Guatemala indicates the development of permanent cemeteries c.1000 BC could have been the catalyst that lead to permanent settlement and land ownership.
Learn more π doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
16.06.2025 09:15 β π 46 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
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New book: The Medieval Pig (Boydell 2024) https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781837651689/th
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Entering its 10th year, this festival is a showcase of Thriller/Suspense Films & Screenplays from around the world, using the popular audience feedback video.
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The Drinking Studies Network is an interdisciplinary and international research group that connects scholars working on drink and drinking cultures. We are free to join and welcome all. More info at https://drinkingstudies.wordpress.com/
Sen Lecturer, Eng Lit, Bristol Uni. I research alcohol in 19th C. Co-dir. Drinking Studies Network; Co-I on NCN-funded women & alcohol project (http://www.womenandalcohol.net)
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Crime fiction scholar, English librarian @ Ohio State, meatball maker. Philly grown.
Jessica Fletcher fan.
Lecturer, editor, publicity and media manager. Working on Sexton, Plath, and contemporary literature.
Sensory experiences & the ancient world. OU MA Classical Studies.
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Contemporary literature scholar, feminist, wannabe eco-criticist. Career Development Fellow in Postcolonial and World Literatures at Durham University. she/her
Artist, writer, teacher. Interested in animals and visionary states; creativity; interconnectedness. Lover of Italy and wild places. Musical; book lover. Anti Brexit. Arusha Gallery Artist 2014-2025. Published by Guillemot Press. Dreamer. Flowers.
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Gothic & Horror Studies
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
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