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Making sense of sudden mass deathsCopyrighted Image wallyg under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Carol Komaromy (The Open University)

08 September 2011

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? Read more : Making sense of sudden mass deaths

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The taboo body: How memorial practices avoid the corpseCreative Commons Image Robin Webster under CC-BY-SA licence

By Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest), Dr Kate Woodthorpe (Guest)

23 May 2011

The presence of the body is delicately avoided when people gather at a graveside to remember their lost, explains Kate Woodthorpe. Read more : The taboo body: How memorial practices avoid the corpse

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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - City living & modern deathNrbelex under CC-BY-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

18 May 2011

Laurie Taylor and guests consider the forces shaping life in the city - and why the body is hidden presence at modern funerals. Read more : OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - City living & modern death

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Aflockalypse No: Why do birds die in large numbers?Creative Commons Image ETGeek (Eric) under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

By Dr Patricia Ash (The Open University)

13 January 2011

Some observers have taken the reports of mass bird deaths as a sign of terrible things about to happen. Patricia Ash explains why the truth,... Read more : Aflockalypse No: Why do birds die in large numbers?

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Museum of the Dead Featuring: activity, The Open University

By The Museum of the Dead team (The Open University)

28 September 2010

The votes have now been counted and it is with deepest sympathies that we launch the latest exhibit in the Museum of the Dead Read more : Museum of the Dead

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Living wills and refusing treatment: The Kerrie Wooltorton caseJupiter Images

By Mary Twomey (The Open University)

07 October 2009

Mary Twomey considers some of the issues raised when a person uses a living will to refuse treatment following a suicide attempt. Read more : Living wills and refusing treatment: The Kerrie Wooltorton case

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Death and society Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Richard Wilson (Guest), Professor Glennys Howarth (Guest)

29 September 2009

Richard Wilson interviews Glennys Howarth about her research into how attitudes towards death changed in British Society during the course of the twentieth century Read more : Death and society

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Playing dead Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Richard Wilson (Guest)

29 September 2009

Richard Wilson reflects on the actor’s experience of death on stage and screen Read more : Playing dead

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Richard Wilson goes to embalming school Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image MikeTraboe via Flickr

By Richard Wilson (Guest), The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

29 September 2009

Richard Wilson enrols for the day at embalming school and learns about a fast growing trend Read more : Richard Wilson goes to embalming school

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The final journey Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

By Richard Wilson (Guest), The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

29 September 2009

Richard Wilson takes a behind the scenes look at the business of crematoriums and walks us through the ultimate final journey Read more : The final journey

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Pages tagged as Death

Making sense of sudden mass deathsCopyrighted Image wallyg under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

The taboo body: How memorial practices avoid the corpseCreative Commons Image Robin Webster under CC-BY-SA licence

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - City living & modern deathNrbelex under CC-BY-SA licence

Aflockalypse No: Why do birds die in large numbers?Creative Commons Image ETGeek (Eric) under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Museum of the Dead Featuring: activity, The Open University

Living wills and refusing treatment: The Kerrie Wooltorton caseJupiter Images

Death and society Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

Playing dead Featuring: video, Jupiter Images

Richard Wilson goes to embalming school Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image MikeTraboe via Flickr

The final journey Featuring: video, Jupiter Images