How shall we grieve 'our' dead?
Gillian Rose suggests a new approach to those who die in public Professor Gillian Rose. Gillian Rose is Professor of Cultural Geography at The Open University, and her current research interests lie...
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Dr Sarah Earle looks at the increasing use of the internet to create online memorials to people who have died Dr Sarah Earle. Dr Sarah Earle is a senior lecturer in health and social care at The Open...
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Kate Woodthorpe talks about the hard work and dedication of some special people: The Cemetery of the Year Awards Dr Kate Woodthorpe. Kate Woodthorpe is a former Open University lecturer; she's now a...
View ArticleDeath and society
Richard Wilson interviews Glennys Howarth about her research into how attitudes towards death changed in British Society during the course of the twentieth century Richard Wilson. Richard Wilson is one...
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Crematorium and cemetery registrar Angela Abbot talks to us about memorialisation and the emergence of "fairy villages" as well as the sustainability of burials Angela Abbot. Anglea Abbot is a...
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Funeral Director Roy Mason explains why he and his staff get "a massive sense of satisfaction" from their job Roy Mason. Roy Mason is a funeral director, based in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes.First...
View ArticleRichard Wilson goes to embalming school
Richard Wilson enrols for the day at embalming school and learns about a fast growing trend Richard Wilson. Richard Wilson is one of the UK's favourite actors, having enjoyed time in Only When I Laugh,...
View ArticleDarwin Now: Wonder and loss
Ruth Padel reads extracts from her book, ‘Darwin: A Life in Poems.’ This selection focuses on Darwin’s childhood, his mother’s death and his early passion for collecting. Ruth Padel. Poet and author...
View ArticleMaking The Art Of Dying: An interview with Dan Cruickshank
Dr Carol Komaromy interviews Dan Cruickshank about his experiences making the BBC/OU programme The Art of Dying Professor Dan Cruickshank. Dan Cruickshank is a broadcaster, writer and a leading expert...
View ArticleThe medicalised context of bereavement
This free course, The medicalised context of bereavement, helps you to explore the extent to which death and dying in western societies are medical events and what aspects of death and dying might be...
View ArticleMaking sense of sudden mass deaths
Sudden, brutal death; hundreds and hundreds of them. What does it do to you to be one of the bereaved in such a traumatic event? Dr Carol Komaromy. Dr Carol Komaromy is a senior lecturer in health and...
View ArticleAt a loss
In the UK, on average, 17 babies die every day. Six of those babies will have been born alive and lived for a short time. 11 will have died before or during birth. One of the most difficult and...
View ArticleDeath and medicine: Postponement and promise
This free course, Death and medicine: Postponement and promise, asks the reader to consider the experience of grief and bereavement and in particular the extent to which grieving people need...
View ArticleCertificate in End-of-Life Care
How do we approach death and dying at an individual level? How do we understand it within a wider social context? What are the ethical dilemmas faced by carers and dying people at the end of life? This...
View ArticleHow shall we grieve 'our' dead?
Gillian Rose suggests a new approach to those who die in public Professor Gillian Rose. Gillian Rose is Professor of Cultural Geography at The Open University, and her current research interests lie...
View ArticleDeath in cyberspace
Dr Sarah Earle looks at the increasing use of the internet to create online memorials to people who have died Dr Sarah Earle. Dr Sarah Earle is a senior lecturer in health and social care at The Open...
View ArticleWhy death and dying?
Although it's something we'll all experience, the idea of a course dedicated to death and dying might seem unusual. Dr Carol Komaromy explains why studying death is not so morbid Dr Carol Komaromy. Dr...
View ArticleThe Cemetery of the Year Awards
Kate Woodthorpe talks about the hard work and dedication of some special people: The Cemetery of the Year Awards Dr Kate Woodthorpe. Kate Woodthorpe is a former Open University lecturer; she's now a...
View ArticleMeet a funeral director
Funeral Director Roy Mason explains why he and his staff get "a massive sense of satisfaction" from their job Roy Mason. Roy Mason is a funeral director, based in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes.First...
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