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Death in the 21st Century

Death isn't always something we always want to face up to but we know that it will certainly come knocking one day. People have been dying for many years now, so what can we unravel from the experience of passing on? As techniques of keeping people alive improve the grey areas surrounding the definition of life become murky. When does death officially or clinically occur and what role does technology play in the process? In a world saturated by celebrity and public lives, what are the effects of the media's portrayal of death and how does this affect the nature of grieving? 

A group of mortal scholars present their views on taking the ultimate dirt nap.

Dr Davd Ellison, Lecturer, School of Humanities,  Griffith University, author of "Anatomy of a Murderer" and edited "Jedda and the Ethnography of Death".
Professor Glennys Howarth, Director, Centre for Death & Society in the UK, founding editor of "Mortality", a journal of death studies and co-editor of "The Encyclopedia of Death and Dying".
Dr Kristin Savell, Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, University of Sydney, awarded 2007 research grant into the determination of criminal liability for death in medical settings.
Dr Margaret Gibson, Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University, has written widely on the topic of death including "Objects of the Dead: Mourning and Memory in Everyday Life" and "Death Scenes: ethics of the face and cinematic deaths".

TombstoneSpeakers: Dr David Ellison, Proff. Glennys Howarth, Dr Kristin Savell and Dr Margaret Gibson on ABC's Fora program recorded at the State Library of Queensland
Duration: 1:05:05 minutes
Date:  7 August 2009
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Deepen the Conversation - Cheryl Kernot

The world is on the cusp of extraordinary economic, environmental and social change. Join Cheryl Kernot in conversation with Mick O'Regan as she explores how new technologies and virtual interactivity are impacting, in positive and unexpected ways, on social and political participation.

Cheryl Kernot is the former leader of the Australian Democrats. She is currently the Director of Teaching and Learning at the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW.

Mick O'Regan is a broadcaster on ABC Radio National. In 1992 he won the United Nations Association Media Prize for "Background Briefing", a documentary on the El Salvador peace accords.

Cheryl KernotSpeaker: Cheryl Kernot with Mick O'Regan on ABC's Fora program recorded at the State Library of Queensland
Duration: 52:20 minutes
Date:  19 June 2009
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Last updated: 13th November 2009

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