Death Reference Desk

A friendly deathwire reference desk from fiendly librarians and a Professor of Death Studies.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

@DeathRef's new book "Technologies of the Human Corpse" is officially out *today* April 28, 2020. You can buy it from all the places.

Huge thanks to @mitpress and editor Matt Browne (@HappyFlaneur) for seeing the future of death
https://t.co/BGlo9q5ful
https://t.co/uiKGX9E9IQ

[Dr Sarah Wishart @sarahwishart]

My friend John Troyer wrote this incredible piece. I clicked on it in the Guardian without knowing it was him, without knowing he'd lost his sister and I was horrified I'd somehow missed this event but also - even knowing his skills as a writer - just so moved by his writing.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

@ZBayatrizi It's online too. You should be able to sign-up to watch it live on the interwebs. Click on the link and fill out the form and a link will be sent to you

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Death Ref John has an upcoming talk. Check it out if you can. In-person and online.

Totally FREE!

Book here ---
https://t.co/YatLSX2SSV

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Death Ref John has an upcoming talk. Check it out if you can. In-person and online.

Totally FREE!

Book here ---
https://t.co/YatLSX2SSV

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

@DeathRef Congratulations 🎊 John.
I hope you feel the ripples of their pride in you.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

@drkathrynmannix Many thanks, Kathryn. Ripples! I agree. Lots of ripples.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

So I was recently promoted and I am now Professor of Death Studies in the Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath.

This is a photo of me with my parents in 2006(!) when I won a Ph.D. dissertation award.

I wish I coud tell them all this but I think they know.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

My @mitpress book 'Technologies of the Human Corpse' was recently published in China.

Here are details --
Chinese title: 身体的价值
List Price: RMB 49.00
Paperback ISBN: 9787108080639
https://t.co/8aB0WOQumT

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Timeless.......

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

#NeverForget #NakatomiPlaza

[Imogen Jones @Imogensjones]

You can read more in my latest blog:https://t.co/t5ZMJgqGRZ
@LucyGoBag
@OnTheArrow
@asds_death
@cendeathsociety
@DeathRef
@mortuarygem
@theaptone
@asds_death
@cendeathsociety
@DeathRef
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@theaptone

[Dr George Gumisiriza @GeorgeGumisiri4]

Ahead of #WorldAIDSDay (1 Dec), I reflect on memory, stigma, and dignity in deathwork. From Troyer’s Technologies of the Human Corpse to my own village in 1983, this thread explores how the HIV/AIDS corpse became a site of fear, politics, and resistance—across Uganda and beyond.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Happy Thanksgiving America!

https://t.co/GvKMPjnW2v

[Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix]

@PilgrimsHospice @cendeathsociety @GeorgeGumisiri4 @DyingMatters @DeathRef @dickinson_aly @GoodGriefFest @goodgrieftrust Thanks for sharing this.
I love the metaphors of the farewell gift of socks for the UK cold weather from his cousin Paul and of George's colleague darning his 'legacy' socks.
Thanks, George, for helping us understand the myriad meanings of #home.

[Pilgrims Hospices @PilgrimsHospice]

George Gumisiriza completed his PhD @cendeathsociety. He is speaking at the #HospiceUKConf on 27/11 re: faith, culture and spiritual care in hospices. We invite you to read a blog George wrote for us about death traditions in African culture: https://t.co/EiCjazcRoT ✨ 💙

[Cultural Critique @CulturalCritiq1]

John Troyer offers this insight in CC129: “There is no conclusion to things without end. Not really. Nor should there be. I will always be grieving and mourning my family, and I think that is entirely healthy.” Read the full piece at https://t.co/Qy33BZPLHP

[Cultural Critique @CulturalCritiq1]

CC 129 “Mourning Without End” is officially live on Project MUSE! Contributors include Judith Butler, Nadia Bou Ali, Christopher Breu, Stephen Sheehi, Tim Dean, Ida Dominijanni, John Troyer, and our very own Editors! Check it out: https://t.co/Z9uIhvYwGw

[U of MN Press @UMinnPress]

Three recent journal issue releases:
-@CulturalCritiq1 129: Mourning Without End. Feat. @DeathRef
-Buildings & Landscapes 32.2 via @vafweb
-Environment, Space, Place 16.2. Feat. @SeanDLawrence

All available via @ProjectMUSE
Open access articles listed in comments.

[Death Reference Desk @DeathRef]

Too Poor to Die

Please join us for a talk with Amy Shea – to mark the launch of her new book Too Poor to Die: The Hidden Realities of Dying in the Margins.

Hosted online by @DeathRef on Tuesday 23 September from 7-8pm UK time -

⬇️ Tickets below ⬇️
https://t.co/6SA9G4ksdB