Doing Death Research

Preface

Erica Borgstrom, Bethan Michael-Fox and Arnar rnason

1. Reflections on âdoingâ death: a conversation with Jenny Hockey on her life and work.

Natalie Richardson and Jenny Hockey

2. Looking at death in the many contexts of life Margaret Holloway in conversation with Peter Jupp

Margaret Holloway and Peter Jupp

3. Liquid immortality â" an interview with Zygmunt Bauman

Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Michael C. Kearl

4. Culture, contexts and connections: a conversation with Dennis Klass about his life and work as a bereavement scholar

Edith Maria Steffen and Dennis Klass

5. Sociology, mortality and solidarity. An Interview with Zygmunt Bauman on death, dying and immortality.

Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Douglas J. Davies

6. Foreign bodies: a conversation between Yasmin Gunaratnam and Ali Eisa.

Yasmin Gunaratnam and Ali Eisa

7. African American funeral directors as culture keepers: an interview with Karla Holloway

Kami Fletcher

8. To live and die in an age of extinction: a conversation with Juno Salazar Parre±as

Marie-Th©r¨se Talensby and Juno Salazar Parre±as

9. Living and dying on the edge in the digital age. An interview with Andrei Vieru on why closure and boundaries matter in science, art, and life

Adela Toplean

10. Study of dying, compassionate communities, and unobtrusive research: a conversation with Allan Kellehear on his life and work

Samantha Hooker

11. Bridging the divides in bereavement research: a conversation with Colin Murray Parkes

Caroline Pearce and Colin Murray Parkes

12. âWell, cut a long story shortâ â" an interview with Professor Douglas Davies, FBA.

Jennifer Riley and Douglas Davies

13. Contemplating a career in death and dying- an interview with Tony Walter

Michael Hviid Jacobsen

14. From cops & robbers to death and dying: sociologist George E. Dickinson reflects on his career

Candi K. Cann and George. E. Dickinson

15. âWhat have I done?â: an interview with Dr. Lauren J. Breen about her career path and her vision for a grief literate society

Carrie Traher and Lauren J. Breen

16. Public engagement, pedagogy and edgework in death studies: Ruth Penfold-Mounce in conversation with Bethan Michael-Fox

Ruth Penfold-Mounce and Bethan Michael-Fox