Decolonising Death Studies - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1032896833 ISBN 13 : 9781032896830

Editeur : Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

Social and cultural factors can strongly influence how we approach death and dying, including attitudes towards death, rituals and practices surrounding death, and end- of-life care.

Current knowledge in death studies tends to be influenced by Western views, which can limit its application to policy and practice. The increasing diversity and plurality of populations around the world requires further attention to be paid to diversifying evidence and knowledge to ensure that it effectively serves its beneficiaries. This book provides cutting edge discourses and debates on death studies as a global and an international field of research and practice. By hosting the space for an interdisciplinary, international, especially from under-represented groups, it advances our exploration of both knowledge outside of the colonised and the degree of the current knowledge's applicability in the field. Offering a truly innovative contribution to the field through its clear emphasis on decolonizing methodologies and perspectives, it highlights decolonization as a central framework, and pushes boundaries and challenges established norms, covering the way for new and transformative conversations within death studies.

Through its collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, the proposal breaks new ground by bringing together a diverse range of perspectives and voices, fostering rich dialogue and promoting inclusivity. This innovative approach promises to catalyze meaningful change and advance critical scholarship in death studies. It will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduate course on death studies across both humanities and social sciences.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Panagiotis Pentaris, Associate Professor of Social Work and Thanatology, Thanatology Research Lab, Goldsmiths University of London.

Stacey Pitsillides, Associate Professor in Design, Design Feminisms Research Group, Northumbria University.

Hajar Ghorbani, PhD Candidate of Antropology, IW Killam Memorial Scholar and SSHRC Vanier Candada Graduate Scholar, University of Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1032896833
• ISBN 13: 9781032896830
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 230
• Éditeur: Pentaris Panagiotis, Pitsillides Stacey, Ghorbani Hajar
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Routledge; https://www.routledge-ny.com/; ; Stockst?dter Str. 20; Gro?ostheim; Bayern; Allemagne