Death & Culture IV
Thursday
8
September
2022
The Death & Culture Network (DaCNet) is pleased to invite you to the fourth iteration of their biennial conference.
Death & Culture III
Thursday
3
September
2020
DaCNet is pleased to invite abstracts for Death & Culture III. This interdisciplinary and international research network welcomes a broad range of papers, whether rooted in empirical studies or in conceptual and theoretical engagements which focus on cultural responses to mortality.
Death & Relationships (BSA)
Thursday
5
December
2019
The British Sociological Association's Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement Study Group invites papers for its annual symposium.
Walking amongst the dead: The York Death and Culture walk
Friday
8
March
2019
Wherever you walk in the ancient walled city of York you are never too far away from the deceased. By walking through spaces and places in York you can explore and reflect upon human mortality. Walking is a distinct method which introduces people to the rich history of death, dying and disposal of the dead in evocative ways across time.
The Promise and Perils of Researching Sensitive Issues
Tuesday
20
November
2018
Research concerning sensitive and emotionally demanding issues is vital but challenging work in which the onus of care tends to be placed directly on the researcher. Book your place at this BSA funded symposium.
Love After Death
Sunday
4
November
2018
Love does not end when someone dies. Love evolves and takes on new forms, living on through technology, through the earth cradling our bodies and the memories which we keep in our hearts and on our devices. This pop-up will guide you through choices for your current and future legacy.
Death & Culture II
Thursday
6
September
2018
This biennial conference focuses on the impact of mortality on culture and the ways in which the very face of death has shaped human behaviour.
RoSII Meeting
Monday
21
May
2018
RoSII is DaCNet's interdisciplinary research forum for postgraduate research students and early career researchers. It offers a place for peer-support and discussion regarding the researching of sensitive issues.
Annual Cemeteries Colloquium
Friday
18
May
2018
The Cemeteries Colloquium is the annual event hosted by the Cemetery Research Group for academics across all disciplines to meet and discuss new and emerging research on the places of burial.
Playing Dead
Thursday
17
May
2018
A one day symposium exploring the intersections between death, culture and play
Marginal Death Research: Doing Edgework
Wednesday
2
December
2015
There is a sustained western cultural fascination with death, dying, dead bodies and wounds that includes, but is not limited to film, television, artwork, music and literature making death one of the most fertile areas to conduct research.
Mourning and Morbidity: Death and British Art
Tuesday
10
March
2015
Art in Britain has always been concerned with mourning and morbidity, and with death as a social, cultural and ritualistic process. This event will consider the extent to which death and its visual cultures have impacted the production and reception of art in Britain and beyond.
Symbolic Death
Wednesday
15
October
2014
A multi-disciplinary seminar.
Negotiating Morbid Spaces: a symposium
Wednesday
8
January
2014
Combining an interest in the use and interpretation of space and morbidity the purpose of this event is to critically explore these issues through an interdisciplinary approach.
