The full Special Issue on Digital Death with six contributions available published #OpenAccess in Social Sciences #death #dying #digital #media #history #ritual #community #afterlife #immortality #technology #data MDPI
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New Open Access article alert!

Alkaline hydrolysis and respect for the dead: an ethical critique

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Crematorium staff were not regarded as key workers during Covid, but they still felt a responsibility to ensure the death care system didn't fall apart as cremation increased by 23% in 2020. Our briefing discussed lessons learned and changing rituals: ow.ly/tz2F50RioER

Thread of live tweets from Religion Media Centre briefing on our Report ‘British Crematorium Managers & Covid-19’ w/Prof Douglas Davies, Dr Georgina Robinson, Julie Dunk & Alan Jose.

Our report is freely available online courtesy of Centre for Death and Life Studies via Durham University: durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2185756

RMC briefing 1200 today Weds 17 April: Cremation industry after Covid, on impact of intense workload, new roles for clergy and growth of direct cremations. Speakers include Prof Douglas Davies & Georgina Robinson

Zoom link from [email protected]

The Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University is expanding its staff and currently seeking a talented individual to fill the role of Assistant Professor in Contemporary Islam.

Extended deadline for #DORS #symposium in University of Helsinki till 26th April; we warmly invite you to submit your work, please see the CFP for themes and what #death and the #digital might mean.
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I've just signed up! Death scholars see below for what looks to be a fascinating (and free!) death conference!

DORS is a super friendly conference and hosted in beautiful Helsinki - what could be better?!

Deadline for abstracts v soon - 3 April 2024 - send your 250 words to Linda Pentikäinen @ [email protected] 👇

Very much looking forward to next month’s symposium: ‘De Groene Dood’ / ‘The Green Death’ 🍃⚰️

I’ll be speaking about the ritual-symbolic opportunities afforded by alkaline hydrolysis. Super grateful for the invitation Dr Brenda Mathijssen!

Info & tickets here: totzover.nl/funeraire-acad…

mdsimants Alice Jolley This was not explicitly theological work, but Prof Davies and I (of Centre for Death and Life Studies) reflect on the rise of direct cremations in our Report on British Crematorium Managers & Covid-19, available online here: durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2185756

Has the C of E done any publicly available thinking/ writing on direct cremations? We are finding that our local funeral directors are offering them and they are increasingly popular. We've got theological skin in this game, haven't we?

Reflecting on a wonderful few days in Helsinki with my brilliant Digital Death Research Project team — I must say, nothing felt more appropriate than the keynote ‘death rites online and absent’ being presented online and (physically) absent by Prof Davies… team photo needed next time at DORS 💀

ASDS is delighted to announce its Call for Hosts for DDD17. ASDS welcomes proposals internationally 🌎

For full details of how to apply and to receive the DDD Proposal Form, please contact ASDS Secretary, Dr Georgina Robinson (Georgina Robinson |
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We welcome Professor Douglas Davies to give a guest lecture on #death #rites online as part of #DiDe research group at University of Helsinki on Wednesday 13th March - you are warmly welcome to join us at Helsinki Collegium (HCAS) premises. Please, spread the word!
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Great news! Please share the CFP ' #Digital #Death : Transforming History, Rituals and Afterlife', the 7th International Death Online Research Network Symposium to be held at University of Helsinki in October 3-5, 2024. More information on the Facebook event page:

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Spotted on Prof Douglas Davies’s office door 👀

*APPLY NOW!* for this position of KTP associate on our project with Kindly Earth Ltd which aims to assess multiple barriers to Resomation in the UK…and to develop strategies for growth. Funeral industry professionals are especially welcome to apply! jobs.ac.uk/job/DFZ382/fun…

The Association for the Study of Death and Society is seeking to recruit a new Administrator, following the resignation of the wonderful Dr Dr Renske Visser… for full details, see below ⬇️

Closing date: 8 March 2024, 17:00 GMT. Contact ASDS Secretary Georgina Robinson with any queries!

We were saddened to hear of the death of Colin Murray Parkes earlier this month.

Our Prof Tony Walter has written an obituary for Colin, accompanied by his speech at BathUni SPS graduation in 2013 where he received an Honorary Doctorate from University of Bath

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