What's the episode about?

In this episode, hear Patricia MacCormack on philosophy, death activism, veganism, antinatalism, necrosexuality, the Anthropocene, dudebros in academia, and a loving and vitalist relationship to death

Who is Patricia?

Professor Patricia MacCormack is Professor of Continental Philosophy. She is the author of Cinesexuality (Routledge2008) and Posthuman Ethics (Routledge 2012) and the editorof The Animal Catalyst (Bloomsbury 2014), Deleuze andthe Animal (EUP 2017), Deleuze and the Schizoanalysis ofCinema (Continuum 2008) and Ecosophical Aesthetics (Bloomsbury 2018) and The Ahuman Manifesto: Activisms for the End of the Anthropocene.

She recently completed a Leverhulme Fellow researching and developing Death Activism and completing the monograph Death Activism for Bloomsbury (2025), which we will talk about today. She is also the author of numerus journalarticles and anthology chapters and the author of fiction.

Patricia’s photo is of her on Mary Wollstonecraft's former grave.

How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use the following citation:

MacCormack, P. (2025) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 3 July 2025. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29473577

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What's the episode about?

In this episode, hear Dr. Terri Daniel on toxic theology, healthy theology, complicated grief, being a non-religious chaplain, hospice and loss.
Who is Terri?

Dr. Terri Daniel is an inter-spiritual hospice chaplain, end-of-life educator, and grief counselor certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling and in family-focused grief therapy by ThePortland Institute for Loss and Transition. She conducts workshops throughout the U.S. and is an adjunct instructor in thanatology and chaplaincy at Marian University, the University of Maryland and the Graduate Theological Union. She is also the founder of The Conference on Death, Grief andBelief, and the Ask Doctor Death podcast.

Terri's academic credentials include a B.A. in Religious Studies from Marylhurst University, an M.A. in Pastoral Care from Fordham University, and a DMin from the San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Over the years Terri has helped hundreds of people learn to live, die and grieve more consciously. Her work is acclaimed by hospice professionals, spiritual seekers, counselors, theologians, and academics worldwide.

She is the author of four books on death, grief and beyond.
​A Swan in Heaven: Conversations Between Two Worlds (2007)
Embracing Death: A New Look at Grief, Gratitude andGod (2010)
Turning the Corner on Grief Street: Loss and Traumaas a Journey to Awakening (2014)
Grief and God: When Religion Does More Harm ThanHealing (2019)

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How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use thefollowing citation:

Daniel, T. (2025) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 June 2025. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29207024

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In this episode, hear Sydney Campbell on Medical Assistance in Dying for mature minors, children’s participation, policy, assisted dying, childism, participatory research and end-of-life contexts

Who is Sydney?

Dr. Sydney Campbell is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University.

She completed her PhD in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto wherein she generated conceptual and empirical evidence to inform ongoing discussions related to Medical Assistance in Dying for mature minors in Canada.

As a whole, Sydney’s work aims to advance perspectives on the participation and engagement of young people, rethinking policy action and analysis with a child-inclusive lens, and improving children’s overall health and well-being inseveral facets of their lives, including in end-of-life contexts.

What was the conference mentioned at the start of the episode?

The conference 'Funeral and Death Ritual for the Modern World. Co-creation, participation, exploration' is on 14th June 2025 at Natural Endings in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, UK. It's a gathering of undertakers , ceremonialists, writers/authors, artists and theatre makers.

How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use thefollowing citation:

Campbell, S. (2025) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 May 2025. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28911446

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