Events

Over the last fifteen-years, first world popular culture's interest in human mortality significantly expanded and death and dying achieved new levels of media attention.

But what of death's politics? Or the politics of dying and end-of-life? What role does political power play in everyday experiences of human mortality?

The June 2018 Centre for Death and Society Annual Conference will focus on the Politics of Death and what the discovery and re-discovery of death politics means for power, sovereignty, bioethics, the rule of law, and most importantly - death and dying.

Possible topics could include:

Assisted dying / Activism and death politics / Feminist critiques of death politics across time / The history of death focussed activism (e.g., AIDS and ACT-UP, Black Lives Matter, etc.) / Power relationships between the state and the individual / The economics of death and poverty / Brexit and transnational politics of death (e.g., post-mortem repatriation, cadaveric organ sharing, etc.) / Death and human choice / The politics of death nostalgia / Death and social class / Debates around life and death and personhood / State ordered executions and capital punishment / Death technologies of power, control, discipline, and preservation / Cultural appropriation and commodification / Isolation at the end of life / The commodification of death experiences / Political protests and dead political leaders / (Neo)colonialism and death politics / Memorialisation / monumentalisation of dead political leaders / The politics of post-mortem evidence in policy making and with policy makers / Human Rights Law and genocide / Urban planning and deathscapes /

Cost is £80 (1 day) or £140 (2 days)

As the bereavement sector continues to grow this key annual event provides a unique opportunity to aquire the most up-to-date and relevant information. Keynote speakers will equip you with insights in to the issues facing your services, exhibitors will show you the latest services and products available and networking opportunities will provide the space to engage with fellow professionals.

All seminars 9.30am - 3.00pm

Led by a variety of academics and expert practitioners, these essential seminars provide a practical overview of best practice in supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people.

Offering an excellent professional development opportunity to all school teachers and support staff, healthcare workers and counsellors, these events provide expert guidance on how to help children cope and recover from the shocking impact of a sudden bereavement, and offer a great chance for professionals to develop their skills and knowledge.

Practitioners and academics specialising in sudden bereavement will discuss:

Symptoms and emotions that children and young people who have been suddenly bereaved may experience
Insights into methods that practitioners can use to best support suddenly bereaved children
A discussion of the ways in which children and young people comprehend and understand grief
Sign-posting to a range of services, resources and organisations that are available for practitioners working with bereaved children and young people

Culture is changing. Technology is changing. Funerals are changing- and there are big sociological and theological questions emerging.

This one day conference is held in the very special context of the National Memorial Arboretum, giving space to listen and reflect as we explore the challenges for all who provide death and funeral care.

Speakers include Professor Douglas Davies, Isabel Russo, Sandra Millar and Joanna Collicut-McGrath, and the day will be hosted by The Rt. Revd. John Inge, Bishop of Worcester.

Topics include:

Why bodies matter
Ashes to ashes: then what?
No goodbye, no problem.

£85 per place including VAT, all lunch and materials.

All seminars 9.30am - 3.00pm

Led by a variety of academics and expert practitioners, these essential seminars provide a practical overview of best practice in supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people.

Offering an excellent professional development opportunity to all school teachers and support staff, healthcare workers and counsellors, these events provide expert guidance on how to help children cope and recover from the shocking impact of a sudden bereavement, and offer a great chance for professionals to develop their skills and knowledge.

Practitioners and academics specialising in sudden bereavement will discuss:

Symptoms and emotions that children and young people who have been suddenly bereaved may experience
Insights into methods that practitioners can use to best support suddenly bereaved children
A discussion of the ways in which children and young people comprehend and understand grief
Sign-posting to a range of services, resources and organisations that are available for practitioners working with bereaved children and young people

All seminars 9.30am - 3.00pm

Led by a variety of academics and expert practitioners, these essential seminars provide a practical overview of best practice in supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people.

Offering an excellent professional development opportunity to all school teachers and support staff, healthcare workers and counsellors, these events provide expert guidance on how to help children cope and recover from the shocking impact of a sudden bereavement, and offer a great chance for professionals to develop their skills and knowledge.

Practitioners and academics specialising in sudden bereavement will discuss:

Symptoms and emotions that children and young people who have been suddenly bereaved may experience
Insights into methods that practitioners can use to best support suddenly bereaved children
A discussion of the ways in which children and young people comprehend and understand grief
Sign-posting to a range of services, resources and organisations that are available for practitioners working with bereaved children and young people

Seminars, workshops and demonstrations from death cafes to service options and doing public readings. Cost: £95 for the day

All seminars 9.30am - 3.00pm

Led by a variety of academics and expert practitioners, these essential seminars provide a practical overview of best practice in supporting suddenly bereaved children and young people.

Offering an excellent professional development opportunity to all school teachers and support staff, healthcare workers and counsellors, these events provide expert guidance on how to help children cope and recover from the shocking impact of a sudden bereavement, and offer a great chance for professionals to develop their skills and knowledge.

Practitioners and academics specialising in sudden bereavement will discuss:

Symptoms and emotions that children and young people who have been suddenly bereaved may experience
Insights into methods that practitioners can use to best support suddenly bereaved children
A discussion of the ways in which children and young people comprehend and understand grief
Sign-posting to a range of services, resources and organisations that are available for practitioners working with bereaved children and young people