Event Reminder!
Monday, 20 April, 16:00 GMT

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DDD18 Host Call Reminder:
Deadline Approaching Friday 1st May 2026

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Feel free to contact us at deathandsociety@gmail.com with any questions, or to arrange an informal discussion. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Death and Politics in Latin America
Monday 13th April
1pm CST / 8pm BST

*English translation included via live captions.

We invite you to join us for two online panel sessions over the coming weeks!

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From the ASDS community we invite you to join Dr Panagiotis Pentaris as part of the DEAGENCY Lecture Series:

"Facing mortality: Existential conversations for kindness and social connection" on Wednesday April 8th @ 16:30 CET.

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#EuroHistHealth welcomes @chendirl.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social to our next WG5 lunchtime seminar at 12.30 CET on 15 APRIL 2026. The paper is titled * Voluntary Gravedigging as Living Heritage * Check your email/bulletin for the meeting link! #Skystorians #DeathStudies #Research #Speirgorm

covid memorial wall painted with red hearts and photos

Finally made it to the #CovidMemorialUK wall at #Embankment #London and even as a #Death #Researcher this left me breathless. The wall stretches from Tower Bridge down Albert Embankment opposite #BigBen and near the #LondonEye #Covid #DeathStudies #Commemoration

#DACNET on the 26 March 4.30pm GMT 👉 register deathandsociety.org/eventsandgro...
#DeathStudies

Lecturer (Education & Research) | King's College London | Lorna Fraser I am looking for two talented academics who are interested in undertaking high quality research to improve the care of babies and children with life limiting conditions and palliative care needs. Two...

2 lecturer roles available conducting quality research to improve the care of babies and children with life limiting conditions and #palliative care needs 👇 www.linkedin.com/posts/lorna-...
#AcademicChatter #JobFairy #EndOfLife #EoL

This month there is no #PostDoc meetup but we will resume in April and will email the new dates. In the meantime you are welcome to join #DACNET on the 26 March 👇deathandsociety.org/eventsandgroups/death-an...

Cover Routledge Handbook of Dark Events - black with white line drawing of dancing skeletons

Congratulations to my lovely @asdsdeath.bsky.social
colleagues who have chapters in this new 📖 #BookSky #DarkHeritage #DarkTourism #DeathStudies #Heritage #HelenFrisby @drdan.bsky.social @deathandculture.bsky.social 👏

Join us for the third and final installment of our Decolonising Death Studies Webinar series...

Mapping Deathways — Environment, Digital & Repatriation
Friday 20th March 2026
08:00 - 09:30 (GMT)

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Join us on Wednesday 25th March for the next in our online event series...!

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Join us tomorrow Friday 6th March for the second webinar in our Decolonising Death Studies Series!

Meaning Making, Death Politics in Post-Colonial Spaces
6th March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30 (GMT timezone)

Booking 🔗 deathandsociety.org/decolonising...

Proposal Form HERE: deathandsociety.org/death-dying-...

Bereavement Network Europe and Centre for Death and Society Webinar The impact of traumatic death on social networks: Reflecting on grief and bereavement support in the context of sudden deaths

The impact of traumatic death on social networks

Our next seminar co-hosted with Bereavement Network Europe featuring Georgie Akehurst

5th March 5pm - 6pm GMT, online.

Free and all welcome

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deathandsociety.org/postdoctoral... registration link is here

25 Feb - 8am GMT an early start to our lovely #Postdoc get together so if you are free, please do join us for a catch up! This month co-hosted by outgoing committee rep Dr Jennie Riley and new host Dr Ciara Henderson @chendirl.bsky.social #DeathStudies #ECR #AcademicChatter #Deathies #ASDS

Our Online Event Series resumes for 2026! Join us for What Remains: Donated Bodies, Memory, and Ethics with Lucy Hyde.

📌 Thursday, 26 February, 16:00 GMT

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Death Rituals Woven with Colonialism, Law & Media
23rd Feb 2026, 09:00 - 10:30 (GMT)

Explore Māori cremation, funeral law in Italy, and death in popular media. Discover how rituals, law, and culture shape who and what we mourn.

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Reminder! ASDS Postdoctoral Support Group booking now for Wednesday 25th February - deathandsociety.org/postdoctoral...

To celebrate the publication of the Decolonising Death Studies Routledge edited collection, we invite you to join leading scholars for a 3-part webinar series exploring death, grief, and mourning through a decolonial lens.

🔗 Reserve your free tickets here:
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2025 Events Feedback Form 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

In collaboration with the Death and Culture Network at the University of York, ASDS runs a meet-up group for anyone researching Death and Culture. The 2026 network begins with our first meet-up on Wednesday 11 February at 2pm GMT.

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Join us on 10 December, 16:00 GMT for a free online talk with Evie King, author of Ashes to Admin.
She’ll be sharing stories from her work with Section 46 funerals - exploring care, dignity, and who buries those who die alone.

Book here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...

#deathstudies

Vacancy: ASDS Treasurer
Join the ASDS Council for a four-year term to help oversee the Association’s finances. No formal qualifications needed - just reliability and good organisation.
Closing date: 17:00 GMT Sunday 14th December
👉 deathandsociety.org/vacancies
#ASDS #Vacancy

ASDS logo in blue. Text: Online events series Historic Manipulations of American Death and Dying. Wednesday 22 October, 16:00 BST From the late 19th Century to the present day, America has been experiencing the medicalization of death and thus a distancing from it. Through a presentation that would open into round table discussion, participants will be invited to discuss the death and dying technology evolution within the United States. Aspen Huls is a student and Research Assistant for the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University. Book here: deathandsociety.org/online-events-series

Come and join our next free online #deathstudies event. On 22 October, Aspen Huls will be sharing their research on historic manipulations of American death and dying.

Book here (and don't forget you can view recordings of previous events too!). deathandsociety.org/online-event...

We are looking for a UK-based self-employed administration assistant to help manage the day-to-day running of the Association. Vacancy: ASDS administrator Up to 4 hours per week, worked from home. £15 per hour. Includes producing e-newsletter, minuting meetings, web and social content, and general administration. Closing date: 19 October 2025 Find out more and apply: deathandsociety.org/vacancies

📢 We're looking for a new paid, part-time, ASDS administrator. If you're organised and a good communicator, find out more and apply by 19 Oct. deathandsociety.org/vacancies/

We're so pleased to have you on council too!

Reposting for @asdsdeath.bsky.social @graveyardarch.bsky.social who might be able to pitch in