Publications
We work both within and across a wide range of disciplines as part of our research. These include;
- sociology
- psychology
- social work
- social policy
- international development
- human-computer interaction
- anthropology
- history
- archaeology
- religion.
Publications from our members and associates in the Centre for Death & Society can be found through the University of Bath's online publication store, OPUS.
Through OPUS you can find details of books, book chapters, journal papers, keynote conference papers and other publications. Some entries provide a full text version for you to download, others a link to a free source, others are by subscription or purchase only.
We also make our working papers publically available.
Recent publications
Foster, L. and Woodthorpe, K., 2013. What cost the price of a good send off? The challenges for British state funeral policy. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 21 (1), pp. 77-89.
Walter, T., 2012. Why different countries manage death differently: A comparative analysis of modern urban societies. British Journal of Sociology, 63 (1), pp. 123-145.
Troyer, J., 2012. War without Death: America's Ingenious Plan to Defeat Enemies without Bloodshed. In: Davies, D. and Park, C. W., eds. Emotion, Identity and Death :. Ashgate.
Clarke, A. and Smith, P., 2011. Dying. In: Reed, J., Clarke, C. and MacFarlane, A., eds. Nursing Older Adults. Berkshire: Open University Press.
Further publications
Some members, associates and PhD students have a full list of their publications on their own personal page. Sometimes these include all publications (not just those directly related to death, dying or loss).
Information regarding specific research related publications are also on our current research and previous research project pages.
You can also browse key journals in the area of death, dying and bereavement, or see the archive of our e-newsletters.
