Research Projects (2023-2026)
Music, Mortality, and Memory
Co-edited by Douglas Davies and Matthew McCullough, this book addresses the triadic relation between music, memory, and mortality.
19th-Century Death, Loss, Memory, and Mourning
Co-edited by Mark Sandy, Geoff Scarre, Doug Davies, Matt McCullough, and Rick Whitefield, this 4-volume set contributes to Routledge's Historical Resources Series.
The National Memorial Arboretum
Co-authored by Douglas Davies and Ricky Whitefield, this book explores the mutual link between storytelling, ecology, and society forged by the longevity of memorials.
Digital Death: Transforming History, Rituals, and the Afterlife
An EU-funded project to explore shifting perspectives on death, grief, memory, and 'post-mortal communication' in a digitally saturated world.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership
A UKRI-funded collaboration with Kindly Earth Ltd to assess the social, cultural, and religious barriers to the introduction of Resomation in the United Kingdom.
Closure, Continuity, and Mortality
An emerging project which sets ‘closure’ alongside ‘continuity’ in order to scrutinize the emotional dynamics surrounding Mortality at large. Updates soon.
Ecologies of Death
Co-authored by Douglas Davies and Georgina Robinson, this book explores the significance of 'internal' and 'external' ecologies of death for contemporary living.