I just wrote an article on smell & shifting sociality of the dead in Japan for @apjjf, based on my new book. It's #OpenAccess, so please share! ☺️ Check it out here: https://t.co/dUeKkS8tmE
Check out the movie, Plan 75. A dystopic version of how to "sign up for death." But there are other models--as I discuss in my book. https://t.co/crXOLxSQoa
For new books on endingness in Japan, see Jason Danely's Fragile Resonance, Hannah Gould's When Death Falls Apart, and my: Being Dead Otherwise. https://t.co/1YqFiKXBgu
Plan 75--a Japanese movie about endingness that is decidedly dystopian.
https://t.co/26YyHt1kCN
But some of us are discovering other sides to this in Japan!!
We know that "science" is indeed never "settled," but we can still make this a caring world rather than a harmful one - and amplify voices trying to bring the former into being.
Thank you @DukeTrinity for the opportunity to share more about my research on burial practices, sociality, death preparation, & my thoughts on creating necro-spaces. Check it out here: https://t.co/8920CxbgYy
Thankful for the opportunity today to share some thoughts on ethnographic writing as a practice & grateful for my wonderful students! Being Dead Otherwise is out now ☺️
Very excited to be celebrating new publications with my colleagues @harrissolomon & @katyacamarao next week @DukeTrinity 🥳 I'll be sharing an excerpt from Being Dead Otherwise. Please join if you can! #anthrotwitter
Thank you to everyone who's shared their thoughts on Being Dead Otherwise so far. If you haven't checked it out yet, use the code E23ALLSN for 30% off @DukePress 😊 #AnthroTwitter
Save 30% on #NewBook "Being Dead Otherwise." Anne Allison (@anthrochan) examines the emergence of new death practices surrounding grieving, burial, & ritual in Japan as the old custom of family-based graves & mortuary care is coming undone. #CulAnth#Asia https://t.co/oCgPXvGE1H