York Dead Good Festival 2019

As a society, we're not particularly good at talking about death. As such, the York Dead Good Festival aims to encourage people to be more open about dying, death and bereavement. The festival will encourage people to express themselves in different ways. Join us throughout this week to consider a number of matters relating to social issues concerning death. 

All of these events are free to attend, however, booking is required. Booking for all of these events can be made at www.dacnet.eventbrite.co.uk

13 May 2019

18:00 Cremation or Burial: What happens to your body after you die? (Daniel Robins, University of York)

19:00 Making Sense of Pet Death (Bethany Robertson, University of York)

14 May 2019

17:00 The Corpse in the Corpus: Dead bodies in literature (Nicky Gardiner, University of Huddersfield)

18:00 Dealing with Death in Prison (Carol Robinson, University of York)

19:00 Funeral Poverty: What should we do about it? (Dr Julie Rugg, University of York)

15 May 2019

17:00 Hiding the Holocaust – how the Nazi concentration camps were hidden (Dr Rachael Burns, University of York)

18:00 An Encounter with Buddhist Death Rituals (Matt Coward-Gibbs, University of York)

19:00 And Death Shall Have No Dominion: Dying for the future in science fiction (Dr Amanda Rees, University of York)

16 May 2019

18:00 Rest in Peace? Why re-using graves is crucial to saving our cemetery heritage (Dr Ian Dungavell, Highgate Cemetery)

17 May 2019

18:00 The Secret to a Successful Posthumous Celebrity Career (Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce, University of York)

19:00 Donating Bodies for Medical Education (Zirvana Murphy, Hull York Medical School)