Call for contributions: CDAS Conference 2024 - Death and Communities
We invite submissions to the 2024 CDAS Conference on the theme of ‘Death and Communities’ - the deadline for submissions is noon 31 January 2024
Centre for Death & Society
CDAS is an internationally recognised research centre focusing on the interdisciplinary social aspects of death, dying and bereavement.
News
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Not just ‘facts and lessons’? The changing role of UK public inquiries
As the COVID-19 Inquiry makes headlines, sociologists at the University of Bath turn their attention to the increased pressures on inquiries to do more
Dr Kate Woodthorpe awarded prestigious Churchill Fellowship
Director of the Centre for Death & Society will use the Fellowship to focus on public health funerals.
Tiredness of life: the growing phenomenon in western society
Dr Sam Carr writes for The Conversation.
Walking with the Dead: Learning on the move
From our 2023 CDAS Conference our Keynote Speaker, Ruth Penfold-Mounce, presents an innovative method to teach students about death in the City of York.
Nottingham attacks: how vigils and memorials help a city grieve
Dr Sam Carr reflects on tragic events in Nottingham for The Conversation.
CDAS in Conversation
InConversation is a running series where CDAS members engage with experts from various fields to have a conversation about death, dying and bereavement.
Disenfranchised Death and Grief Today
A talk by Emeritus Professor Ken Doka, from the College of New Rochelle, NY, discussing new trends in understanding anticipatory and disenfranchised grief
Supporting Good Palliative Dementia Care
How do we do it and what is needed? A Beatrice Godwin Memorial Lecture
End of Life Care Decisions in Care Homes
This event brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss how end of life care is managed in care homes
Death - Exciting and New!
Caitlin Doughty and John Troyer in conversation on innovations in death, dying, end of life care and dead body disposal in the 21st Century.
CDAS InConversation: Dr Kami Fletcher with George Gumisiriza
This InConversation interrogates the idea of 'moving on' regarding grief after loss.
Home Deaths: How this 'DIY' movement is taking over how we process death
Ph.D. student Sam Hooker and technology ethicist Dr Phil Olson discuss the home death and home funeral movements in the US and UK, and their efficacy.
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About the Centre for Death & Society
The Centre for Death & Society provides a forum for our community of researchers and practitioners to share their expertise in death, dying and bereavement.
Members of the Centre for Death & Society
Our members are mainly located within the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, although we welcome members from across the University of Bath.
Centre for Death & Society Global Events Calendar
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Centre for Death & Society Newsletter 2023
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Organisations and resources with an interest in the study of death and dying
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CDAS Visiting Fellows and Visiting Professors
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Our research
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Current Centre for Death & Society research projects
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Past Centre for Death & Society projects
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Centre for Death & Society publications
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Events
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Grief: past & present
4 Dec 2023 7.30pm
16 Queen Square,
Bath
Join Dr Kate Woodthorpe other experts for a discussion about the subject of grief, past and present.