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  1. Burial ground zero: the crisis facing Sydney’s cemeteries

    Dr Hannah Gould spoke to the Guardian about the crisis of space affecting Sydney’s cemeteries. From the article: Gould compares the situation to climate change. “It’s …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2021/04/04/burial-ground-zero-the-crisis-facing-sydneys-cemeteries

  2. Mass Graves and Unmarked Coffins: Mike Arnold on the Disaster & Change podcast series

    Professor Mike Arnold discusses his research on the intersections between death, technology and society, in this final episode of the SHAPS Forum ‘Disaster & Change’ podcast series, …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2021/03/02/mass-graves-and-unmarked-coffins-mike-arnold-on-the-disaster-change-podcast-series

  3. The disruption and regeneration of death during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Call for Papers: Special Issue for Anthropology Quarterly Anthropology has long framed death as a crisis, both within an individual’s life trajectory and for the existential continuity …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2021/02/01/call-for-papers-the-disruption-and-regeneration-of-death-during-the-covid-19-pandemic

  4. Art, Death and Disposal: artist open call announcement

    DeathTech’s open call to artists received 34 innovative and thoughtful proposals – thank you to all of those who so generously responded to the call. We …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/11/13/art-death-and-disposal-artist-open-call-announcement

  5. Mystifying Melbourne: Anthropologist Dr Hannah Gould On The DeathTech Research of bringing new life to Cemeteries

    Aisha from RRR Radio chats with Melbourne University anthropologist Dr Hannah Gould about the DeathTech research of bringing new life to cemeteries. They discuss augmented realities, …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/11/05/mystifying-melbourne-anthropologist-dr-hannah-gould-on-the-deathtech-research-of-bringing-new-life-to-cemeteries

  6. Digging Deep into Death Technology on Studio 10

    Dr Hannah Gould spoke to Studio 10 about new and emerging alternatives to burial and cremation. “Let’s talk about death!” The segment aired on Wednesday the …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/24/digging-deep-into-death-technology-on-studio-10

  7. The Future Cemetery: Release of the first annual Survey and Workshop Reports

    The DeathTech team are pleased to present two new reports from our Future Cemetery Research Project. This project is funded by The Australian Research Council (LP180100757) …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/10/09/the-future-cemetery-release-of-first-annual-survey-and-workshop-reports

  8. A fertile time for death disruptors: ‘People are finding meaning in these new rituals’

    A new article in The Guardian looks at the new players and new practices in death care that have attained greater prominence under the restrictions of …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/09/21/a-fertile-time-for-death-disruptors-people-are-finding-meaning-in-these-new-rituals

  9. How technology is changing the way we grieve

    This week, several members of the DeathTech Research Team were featured in the ABC Radio National programme, God Forbid. Listen here. Is it possible to be …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/09/06/how-technology-is-changing-the-way-we-grieve

  10. OPEN CALL: Art, Death and Disposal

    During a time of rapid change and global crisis, the interdisciplinary DeathTech team at the University of Melbourne is researching the intersection of death, technology and …

    deathtech.research.unimelb.edu.au/2020/06/24/open-call-art-death-and-disposal

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