The Collective for Radical Death Studies (CRDS) is looking for volunteers. CRDS is an international, professional organization formed to decolonize death studies and radicalize death practice. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpTi5sYo9CNpH9NtCmawedjFo0gg_mG7WPjQYxk62pw09z4A/viewform #deathstudies

The sudden death of Sinead O'Connor left me wondering about the people who rush onto sites such as Wiki to update the page with details of the deaths of the famous. Who are these people? Why do they do it? I am interested in death studies, but wonder about such people. I feel that there is something close to ambulance chasing about what they do.
#Memorial
#Memory
#Death
#DeathStudies

From Twitter:

My new book, Robot Suicide: Death, Identity, and AI in Science Fiction is officially out! You can get your copy from @RLPGBooks or any of the major online retailers! #ScienceFiction #DeathStudies #MediaStudies https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666910483/Robot-Suicide-Death-Identity-and-AI-in-Science-Fiction

https://twitter.com/LizWFab/status/1654536333602312193?s=20

Calling all #deathstudies and #Victodon enthusiasts! Come along to our next Grave Matters session on haunted people, haunted objects, taking place online on Monday 9th January at 6pm GMT. For more details and to sign up for free see 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/one-need-not-be-a-chamber-to-be-haunted-haunted-people-haunted-objects-tickets-463906455697

🎄Bonus Christmas Episode: A holiday edition of #thedeathstudiespodcast with poet and author #SalenaGodden discussing grief, loss, poetry and writing out now. A great episode for those struggling this time of year. We talk about her poetry and books, life and death, Mrs Death Misses Death and how difficult the holiday period can be for so many…

Link: https://anchor.fm/thedeathstudiespodcast

#christmas #MrsDeathMissesDeath #deathstudies #deathpositive #YouAreNotAlone #books #bookchat #booktoot

Ok, this mastadon thing is not so scary. Hi. I'm an Assistant Professor and anthropologist of religion who studies #cults and #transhumanism. I will occasionally post something meaningful, but might also post about Star Trek.

#anthropology #nrm #ReligiousStudies #socialscience #deathstudies

I will be talking about some of the interesting research mentioned in my #introduction in - “The Early History of the Funeral Trade in 10 Undertakers” - a whirlwind journey through some fascinating figures in georgian funerary work. An online talk at 6.30pm GMT (1.30pm EST) on 18th Jan for Arnos Vale Cemetery #history #deathstudies #histodons # Sign up here: https://arnosvale.org.uk/the-early-history-of-the-funeral-trade-in-ten-undertakers-online-talk/

Magnifique réception du jour pour ce #VendredilLecture ! Ce très beau catalogue de l'exposition qui a eu lieu zux Musées Riyaux d'Art et d'Histoire de Belgique à Bruxelles en 2010-2011 ! Je suis aux anges dnavoir trouvé cette merveille ! #bookstodon #histodon #histodons #medieval #deathstudies

My #Introduction on :mstdn: : I'm a Professor in #Winnipeg #Manitoba, #Sociologist using mostly #QualitativeMethods for #AgingResearch, #DeathStudies and scholarship of #CareWork and #ElderCare esp. in #Canada. #AcademicChatter #Sociodon.

Looking forward to this talk (online-accessible) on primates and death by Dr. Andre Goncalves, coming up on Tuesday 11/29. http://ucl.zoom.us/j/94638330612 #primates #death #grief #deathstudies #evolution #anthropology

*taps mic*

Theorizing Zombiism 3: The Derry Edition... coming October 2023 (yes, to coincide with Halloween!). Call for papers is live, 300 word abstracts due 5th December https://zombiestudiesnetwork.com/theorizing-zombiism-conference/

#CallForPapers #CFP #ZombieStudies #HorrorStudies #AcademicTooting #Zombie #TZ3 #Undead #DeathStudies

I'm looking for literature about losing connection to our cultural traditions and rituals for grief, and what that means for our own grieving process. Very happy to receive any recommendations! #DeathStudies

Time for an #introduction. As a librarian, I have been studying #conspiracy theories for the last few years. I tend to focus on the influence of religion and how this ties to #Conspirituality. I'm working on gathering abstracts for an edited collection on the overlap of conspiracy theories and #popculture.

I also have been lucky to connect with people in the #deathstudies world and am working on a collection with @GraveyardArch that will hopefully be published in the next year or two.

@nonfictioness sounds great. Maybe you and/or some members of Grave Matters will be interested in this collection on the matter of death in contemporary Spanish culture. #deathstudies #death https://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/9780826502186/rite-flesh-and-stone/

I co-host Death Studies discussion group Grave Matters and our next virtual event on cultural responses to hauntings is coming up on Monday 14 November at 6pm GMT.

#deathstudies #death #ghosts

You can sign up to attend for free and see more details of our wonderful speakers here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-sheeted-deaddid-squeak-and-gibber-cultural-responses-to-haunting-tickets-429643193357

A short #introduction for #histodons: hi! I'm not a historian (my background is in Criminology and Forensic Sciences), but I do history-adjacent work in the field of #deathstudies 💀

I'm primarily interested in the evolution of body disposal methods in Portugal, and I wrote my master's dissertation on new and sustainable death practices (like alkaline hydrolysis).

My co-authored book, Death and Funeral Practices in Portugal, came out this year from Routledge:

https://www.routledge.com/Death-and-Funeral-Practices-in-Portugal/Ferreira-Miranda-Queiroz/p/book/9780367721558

Hi there! I never formally introduced myself here. I’m a media studies + feminist STS scholar who writes about the mortality and afterlives of people and technologies. Most of my work focuses on histories and cultures of platform labor and user/worker resistance to Big Tech. I live in Oakland and work for a tech company, where I research green software and open source communities #introductions #twittermigration #criticaltech #mediastudies #STS #academic #platforms #deathstudies #laborstudies

#introduction I am Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at UC Riverside (USA), teaching and researching #feminism #womensactivism #animalliberation #disability #deathstudies and #ethnography. My most recent book is The Lives and Deaths of Shelter Animals, published by Stanford University Press. I am committed to #socialjustice and #multispeciesjustice. I love traveling, animals, SCUBA diving, reading, and playing the piano. Twitter never appealed to me, but I am excited about Mastadon.