This group is for anyone engaged in researching death and popular culture, hosted by Ruth Penfold-Mounce and Bethan Michael-Fox.

June 2022 Questions! For the June meeting we are thinking about:

What does Popular Culture mean to you? (Question posed by Mattia)

To what extent are the bodies of the dead/dead bodies taboo? (Question posed by Fran)

You might be researching death in/and film, television, graphic novels, podcasting, video games, or anything else that falls into the realm of popular (or unpopular) culture, or researching popular culture and death more broadly. All researchers are welcome regardless of status, stage or discipline.

In the group meetings we will introduce ourselves and discuss our research interests, have the opportunity to ask questions, discuss processes and experiences of researching death and popular culture, and share news of conferences and calls for papers.

The meetings will be friendly and informal. If you want to ask any questions before signing up please email bethmichaelfox@gmail.com

The group will meet every four to six weeks. Please feel welcome to bring your own tea, coffee and cake etc. and we look forward to seeing you there! To find out more about the hosts check out the links below.

Ruth is on Twitter @deathandculture - find out more about Ruth at https://www.york.ac.uk/sociology/our-staff/academic/ruth-penfold-mounce/

Beth is on Twitter @bethmichaelfox - find out more about Beth at www.drbethanmichaelfox.com

Like our photo? Have some relevant book titles, DVDs, games or anything else relevant you'd like to share? Snap us a pic and send to bethmichaelfox@gmail.com and we will feature the photo in next month's invite!

Want to come but can't make this meeting because it's not time zone or schedule friendly? Drop an email to bethmichaelfox@gmail.com and we'll try to accommodate you when we schedule the next one.