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Medical anthropologist and Death Scholar @Renske_Visser reviews books on death, dying and the dead. Dutchie 🇳🇱 living in 🇫🇮. Co-host @thedeathpodcast

 Helsinki, Finland
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Joined October 2020
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🚨PODCAST ALERT FOR ALL CEMETERY LOVERS🚨 Listen to Kaylee P. Alexander discuss her book A Data-Driven Analysis of Cemeteries and Social Reform in Paris, 1804–1924 in our latest episode thedeathstudiespodcast.com/d…
Dr. Kaylee Alexander - The Death Studies Podcast

Dr. Kaylee Alexander - The Death Studies Podcast

Dr. Kaylee Alexander What’s the episode about? In this episode, hear Kaylee Alexander discuss the...

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New Episode! Hear Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuality, the Anthropocene, dudebros in academia, and a loving and vitalist relationship to death @asds_death @cendeathsociety @RadDeathStudies open.spotify.com/episode/75V…
Professor Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuali...

Professor Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuali...

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The Library Book by @susanorlean is a wonderful peak into the history of libraries. deadgoodreading.com/the-libr…
The Library Book

The Library Book

It is only suiting that my copy of The Library Book by Susan Orlean is indeed a library book. I remember going to libraries from a very young age. A particularly vivid memory library-memory is not...

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The Great Dead Body Teachers

The Great Dead Body Teachers

Jackie Dent very kindly sent me a copy of The Great Dead Body Teachers, all the way from Down Under. Two of her grandparents, Ruby and Julie, donated their bodies to science when they died. This book...

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New blog after a long hiatus A Stone Is Most Precious Where it Belongs is a powerful and emotive memoir deadgoodreading.com/a-stone-…
A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs

A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs

My last post was October last year. It has been a while! Clearly I went into hibernation mode. I have not stopped reading, but as I have 3 part time jobs, a podcast and a blog the latter has suffered...

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New blog after a long hiatus A Stone Is Most Precious Where it Belongs is a powerful and emotive memoir deadgoodreading.com/a-stone-…
A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs

A Stone is Most Precious Where it Belongs

My last post was October last year. It has been a while! Clearly I went into hibernation mode. I have not stopped reading, but as I have 3 part time jobs, a podcast and a blog the latter has suffered...

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Dr. Heidi Kosonen - The Death Studies Podcast

Dr. Heidi Kosonen - The Death Studies Podcast

Dr. Heidi Kosonen What’s the episode about? In this episode, hear Heidi Kosonen discuss representations...

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A is for Arsenic

A is for Arsenic

Chris Woodyard very kindly sent a copy of the book A is for Arsenic: an ABC for Victorian Death, a book that is perfect to read during the spooky month, when the boundaries between the dead and the...

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In A is for Arsenic @hauntedohiobook takes us to the world of Victorian Death and Mourning customs. Beautifully illustrated by @LandisBlair deadgoodreading.com/a-is-for…
A is for Arsenic

A is for Arsenic

Chris Woodyard very kindly sent a copy of the book A is for Arsenic: an ABC for Victorian Death, a book that is perfect to read during the spooky month, when the boundaries between the dead and the...

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Read my review of Ashes to Admin by @EvieKingWrites & listen to Evie in the latest episode of @TheDeathPodcast (link in next tweet!) deadgoodreading.com/ashes-to…
Ashes to Admin

Ashes to Admin

I just finished the pages of Evie King’s Ashes To Admin: Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer for a second time this year. I read it earlier this year in preparation for a Dead Good...

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Evie King - The Death Studies Podcast

Evie King - The Death Studies Podcast

Evie King What’s the episode about? In this episode, hear Evie King discuss council funerals,...

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Grief is for people

Grief is for people

As the photo accompanying this article might betray, this is the second time I read Grief is for People this year. The first time in May, when my apple tree was still blossoming. The second time was...

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Grief is for people

Grief is for people

As the photo accompanying this article might betray, this is the second time I read Grief is for People this year. The first time in May, when my apple tree was still blossoming. The second time was...

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Read my review on Grief is For People by Sloane Crosley 👇 📚 deadgoodreading.com/grief-is…
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🔊Call for Papers🔊 Join us next year in Utrecht, the Netherlands for #DDD17! Theme: The Politics of Death Read the call here: ddd17.sites.uu.nl/
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Do you remember when you joined twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary
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Dr Jessica Young@JessYoungTweets9 Oct 2024
Our assisted dying protocol article is out! It describes the careful design and methods of our research. It’s free to access so please RT. Thanks to the team and advisors for their important input. Hopefully it'll inform others doing similar research. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1…

Exploring the early experiences of assisted dying in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study...

Introduction Increasing numbers of jurisdictions are legalising assisted dying (AD). Developing research protocols to study the experiences and outcomes of legislation is imperative. AD is a topic...

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Listen to @hrhgould discuss her ethnography When Death Falls Apart on changing death rituals in Japan
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