The Modern Art of Dying
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Cultural anthropologist and death scholar Hannah Gould discusses her latest book, How to Die in the 21st Century – an illuminating meditation on how we physically, spiritually and emotionally contend with the inevitable. With Peta Murray.
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Hannah Gould
Dr Hannah Gould is a cultural anthropologist specialising in contemporary death, religion and material culture in Australia and Asia. Hannah is a Lecturer in Buddhist Studies and Fellow with the DeathTech Research Team at the University of Melbourne. Alongside academic research and publishing, she creates public programs to advocate for more equitable systems of deathcare for all. To date, this has included work as a presenter with ABC Catalyst and as Academic Advisor and on-screen talent for the SBS documentary series Ray Martin: The Last Goodbye. She regularly appears on radio and writes for outlets such as The Conversation and ABC News. How to Die in the 21st Century is her first book. Image: Laura May Grogan
Peta Murray
Peta Murray is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, and is best known for her plays Wallflowering, and Salt, as well as AWGIE-winning works Spitting Chips and The Keys to the Animal Room. Peta’s short fiction has been published in Sleepers Almanac and New Australian Stories and her essays in Sydney Review of Books, The Mekong Review and TEXT Journal. Peta is a faux-Scot with numerous alter egos and far too many hobbies. Her most recent publication, the braided memoir How to Dress for Old Age, co-authored with David Carlin, has just been released by Upswell Publishing. Image: Mia McDonald
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