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Association for the Study of Death and Society

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The Association for the Study of Death and Society promotes the study of death in the arts, humanities, and social & allied sciences. Become a member today: deathandsociety.org

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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We’re looking forward to welcoming Doris Zhu for her talk The Loss and Grief of the “Only-one-Child Family” in Mainland China. 🔗 Book your free ticket here! deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
ASDS is looking forward to welcoming Jessica Young to deliver her talk 'Designing Death: Assisted Dying and Their Consequences' this Tuesday 29th September, 10:00 BST (UTC+1). 🔗 Get your ticket here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thanks to @irishhospice.bsky.social team for an exceptional program. An amazing energy with a dedicated team, compassionate and passionate advocates, clinicians, practitioners, and volunteers - and bonus points for the highest hug quota I have ever had at a single event! 🧡 #Palliative #Death #Dying
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The theme of #Forum2026 was Every Death Matters - and it struck me as we walked out of Croke Park afterwards that the #GAA Where we all Belong message encompassed that very theme - we will all die, and these conversations belong to us all. #Dying #Bereavement
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Earlier this week along with co-author Dr Bethan Michael-Fox, we presented our research findings at the @irishhospice.bsky.social End of Life Forum 2026 on representations of death & dying in Irish news media. hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports... #DeathStudies #PalliativeCare #Hospice #EndOfLife
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Nominations for the 2026 ASDS Council Elections close this Friday 18th September. If you would like to nominate yourself, please click the link below to find out more ✨ deathandsociety.org/asds-council...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
starting now....👇
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Limited time only - see post for free link to this interview with author and consultant surgeon Prof Seamus O'Mahony in #Mortality Journal #PalliativeCare #Hospital #DeathStudies #Death #Dying #Hospice #EndOfLife #TheWayWeDieNow @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Prof Erica Borgstrom @ericaborgstrom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New publication - Good death: A critical essay on the concept in global palliative and end of life care. With colleagues Libby Sallnow Hanum Atikasari Aileen Collier Scott Preston Smriti Rana. It's open access & available from Palliative Care and Social Practice journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Death & Culture Network #DACNET this evening 👉 Thurs 10 Sep 2026 5pm - 6pm (UK) for death related researchers to connect. Open to all, international attendees welcome! ONLINE event - REGISTER 👉 deathandsociety.org/eventsandgro... @chendirl.bsky.social #DeathStudies #ASDS #DeathCare #Culture
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Delighted to finally see this interview with the erudite Prof Seamus O'Mahony published in Mortality - free link 👉https://tinyurl.com/nhh2dnjf #PalliativeCare #Hospital #DeathStudies #Death #Dying #Hospice #EndOfLife #TheWayWeDieNow @asdsdeath.bsky.social @irishhospice.bsky.social
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Essential conversations and the future of death care – an interview with Prof Seamus O’Mahony on life and death in acute hospitals
Published in Mortality: Promoting the interdisciplinary study of death and dying (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
ASDS Postdoc Support Group New Dates Announced! For more information and booking, tap the link here! 🔗 deathandsociety.org/postdoctoral... To complete our short contact form to receive Group updates tap the link here! 🔗 forms.gle/QmoJyRd6ec4i...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
VACANCIES: ASDS General Council Members Closing date: 17:00 BST, Friday 17th September. Find out more and apply here: 🔗 deathandsociety.org/asds-council...
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
For those working or researching #Death #Dying #Bereavement this years @irishhospice.bsky.social celebrating 40 years of hospice care in #Ireland has a super line up of keynote speakers. @deathstudiespod.bsky.social Dr Beth Michael-Fox and myself will be there too! #IHFForum2026 #IHF2026 #Speirgorm
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
We are happy to announce the dates for the 2027 edition of the Death, Dying & Disposal conference! We are still looking to expand our organizational team. Feel free to reach out to us by emailing Emma (emma.moormann@uantwerpen.be)
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our upcoming online event 'Experiences of Bereavement in Adults with a Learning Disability' scheduled for Wednesday 15 July has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. 🔗 To get updates direct to your inbox, you can sign up to be an ASDS member: deathandsociety.org/become-a-mem...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
ASDS Event Reminder! We're excited to be welcoming Josephine Robinson for her talk, Experiences of Bereavement in Adults with a Learning Disability, on Wednesday, 15 July, 11:00 BST (UTC+1). 🔗 Please remember to book your ticket here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Digital Legacy Association @digitallegacyco.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Planning Your Digital Legacy (by Saint Francis Hospice) 🧡 sfh.org.uk/resources-an... #Hospice #HospiceEducation
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Saint Francis Hospice - Planning Your Digital Legacy
Many parts of life are now digital. This guide can help you think about what you would like to happen to your online accounts, photos, devices and digital memories.
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Join our DACNET hosts @deathstudiespod.bsky.social and @chendirl.bsky.social 7 July 2026 at 2pm BST (UK) for another engaging chat about death related research. Open to all, international attendees welcome! ONLINE event - REGISTER 👉 lnkd.in/dEMGTzEM #DeathStudies #DeathResearch #Interdisciplinary
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Dr. Robyn S. Lacy ⚰️ @graveyardarch.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Attending the online #CDAS20 conference tomorrow? Don't miss our panel session in the afternoon (11am AST) with authors from the edited volume that my colleague Robert & I put out last year! We're going to have a great time! #conference #centrefordeathandsociety #deathstudies
It's me! I am a white woman with chin length wavy and curly red hair and blunt bangs, smiling at the camera and wearing oranged framed glasses. I am wearing a green tshirt with a little silver pendant necklace. I'm holding up my booked called 'Death, Commemoration, and Cultural Meaning. Past a present, edited by Robert Spinelli and Robyn S. Lacy"
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
3pm BST I join my lovely co-authors www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Spinel... for a Round Table at #CDAS2026 Death & Power conf. I'll share my work on historical #stillbirth & #Irish #death & #burial customs, they'll share theirs on digital, colonial & imperial, death @graveyardarch.bsky.social
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
We are delighted to share that the 18th Death, Dying and Disposal Conference (DDD2027) will take place at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, September 2027. Further details will be shared in due course. We look forward to welcoming you to Antwerp in 2027! #Deathconf #DDD2027
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
ASDS Event Reminder! We're excited to be welcoming Justina Šumilova next week, for her talk Limitrophy of Death: More than Life, More than Death. Monday 15 June, 15:00 BST (UTC+1) 🔗 Book your tickets here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thrilled to have been nominated to the Editorial Board for @tandfresearch.bsky.social #Mortality Journal. Looking forward to working alongside some lovely scholars, and applying my expertise in #ReproductiveLoss to rigorous and high-quality peer review. #HistMed #Midwifery @asdsdeath.bsky.social
red cover of mortality journal
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The 27th Cemeteries Colloquium, York was just fab - finally got to meet my good pal Dr Helen Frisby in real life! Thanks to Dr Julie Rugg for the warm welcome - will be back for the 28th next year! @cendeathsociety.bsky.social @asdsdeath.bsky.social #DeathStudies #Cemeteries #Gravedigging #Rituals
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
ASDS Event Reminder! 🔗 deathandsociety.org/online-event... We're excited to be welcoming Minakshi Dewan next week, for her talk The Final Farewell: Death, Ritual, and Inequality in India. If you would like to attend, please remember to book your ticket using the link above.
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
9am (UK) Wed 29 April 2026 our PostDoctoral Support Group will be hosted by @chendirl.bsky.social. Members will have received a meeting link via email, if you would like to join but are not yet a member you can find details on the Events page on our website deathandsociety.org/postdoctoral...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Event Reminder! Monday, 20 April, 16:00 GMT 🔗 Book Your Free Ticket Here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
DDD18 Host Call Reminder: Deadline Approaching Friday 1st May 2026 🔗 deathandsociety.org/death-dying-... 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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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Tap the link to book your spot for tomorrow's online panel! 🔗https://deathandsociety.org/latin-american-studies-of-death/ Death and Politics in Latin America Monday 13th April 1pm CST / 8pm BST *English translation included via live captions.
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
We invite you to join us for two online panel sessions over the coming weeks! Click here for tickets 🔗 deathandsociety.org/latin-americ...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
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. erc-deagency.eu/lectures/
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COST Action CA22159 Euro Hist Health @eurohealthhist.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#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
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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
covid memorial wall painted with red hearts and photos
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
#DACNET on the 26 March 4.30pm GMT 👉 register deathandsociety.org/eventsandgro... #DeathStudies
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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
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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...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
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 👇https://deathandsociety.org/eventsandgroups/death-and-culture-network/
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Death and Culture Network – The Association for the Study of Death and Society
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Ciara Nic Ionnraic PhD #Health #Research #SciComms @chendirl.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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 👏
Cover Routledge Handbook of Dark Events - black with white line drawing of dancing skeletons
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
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) 🔗 Book your free ticket: deathandsociety.org/decolonising...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Join us on Wednesday 25th March for the next in our online event series...! 🔗 Book Your Free Ticket Here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Proposal Form HERE: deathandsociety.org/death-dying-...
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CDAS: Centre for Death and Society @cendeathsociety.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bereavemen....
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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
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
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
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
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 Book your free ticket here: deathandsociety.org/online-event...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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. 🔗 Book Your Free Ticket: deathandsociety.org/etn/death-ri...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Reminder! ASDS Postdoctoral Support Group booking now for Wednesday 25th February - deathandsociety.org/postdoctoral...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
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: deathandsociety.org/decolonising...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
2025 Events Feedback Form 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Association for the Study of Death and Society @asdsdeath.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
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. Book Here: deathandsociety.org/.../death-an...
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