Relating to Death
Date: Friday 16 May 2008
Venue: Harold Hankins Building, University of Manchester
Programme
Death is a certainty that we face in living, and it said that we can judge a culture by how it relates to death. This conference will explore how we relate to, and how we live in the face of, death.
We will adopt an interdisciplinary approach, with papers from historical, anthropological and sociological perspectives. We will ask how death is incorporated into life in different ways and contexts, and will explore the implications of these understandings of death for research about personal life and for theories of relatedness and connectedness.
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 10.00 | Registration, tea and coffee |
| 10.30 | Welcome and introduction |
| 10.45 | ‘“He was my dad and I wanted him here with me”: Media of relatedness and the informal disposal of human ashes’ Jenny Hockey, University of Sheffield |
| 11.45 |
'"He says he saw you do that": Negotiating the presence of the dead in mediumship demonstrations' Hannah Gilbert, University of York |
| 12.45 | Lunch |
| 1.45 |
'Death and the Politics of Personal Life' Brian Heaphy, University of Manchester |
| 2.45 |
‘Memory work and Relating to Death ’ Karin Widerberg, University of Oslo |
| 4.00 | Close |
Registration
Conference fee:
- £30 full, or
- £15 concession (students and unwaged).
Fee includes vegetarian lunch and refreshments and is payable in advance.
Places are limited. Some of our events book up quickly, so early registration is recommended.
Unfortunately, we cannot process credit or debit card payments securely through our website. We can accept payment:
- by cheque
- by sending your (or your institution's) credit or debit card details to us by post.
You can register either on our website (though you will need to arrange payment in one of the methods above) or by filling in and returning our registration form.
or
Download a registration form and credit/debit card payment form and return them to us:
- Registration form [Word file, 253kb, opens in new window]
- Card payment form [Word document, 31 kb, opens in new window]
Please send your forms to Vicky Higham, Morgan Centre, Sociology, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL.