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Join Assoicate Professor Ruth McManus and anthropoligist and funer director Jennine Bailey for a dicussion on Death and Dying in New Zealand. This wide ranging discussion will delve into the following topics:The ‘taboo’ around death and how we see it. Do people not really talk about it or is that an assumption?
What it’s like to be in the funeral profession/ what it’s like to teach on death and dying at a university.
What it’s like negotiating the line between professional/ personal, sensitivity/ directness.
Humour (Its normality, appropriateness etc).
Sustainability practices around funerals and interment.
THIS EVENT IS FREE BUT YOU WILL NEED A TICKET.
Ruth McManus is an Associate Professor at UC in Sociology, Anthropology and Human Services. Her reaserch into Death studies consists of groundbreaking, externally funded research on poverty and funerals in New Zealand, and the publication of various innovative articles and a path-breaking monograph in this area. Hermost recent research on bio-cremation synthesises her interest in sustainability issues with new technologically advanced forms of body dissolution. She is alos interested in social issues that involve people's engagement with their built environment and local resources. Both these research strands complement a longstanding engagement with policy debates and initiatives especially when they impact upon people's quality of life.
Jennine Bailey is a funeral director with a locally-owned Christchurch funeral company. She helps families to navigate the often confusing and complex choices involved when celebrating and mourning the death of a loved one.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
University of Canterbury School of Music, 3 Hereford St, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8013, New Zealand,Christchurch, New Zealand
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