WHY DO WE PUT THINGS IN GRAVES WITH OUR DEAD? DR JENNIFER RILEY

Hi there! My podcast is a free resource and I'd love it if you could support it. Click here to donate if you'd like to: THANK YOUhttps://www.buzzsprout.com/2368233/supporters/newDr Jennifer Riley is a research fellow in Divinity at the University of Aberdeen. Her current research explores grave goods in the UK today – the objects and items placed with people when they die, which almost certainly cannot be retrieved afterwards. She’s passionate about using her research to spark conversations about how the UK approaches death, the personalization of funerals and memorials, environmental considerations, and the concept of the afterlife in the modern world.You can find Dr Jennifer here:Facebook - just plain old Jennie Riley thereInstagram - @baggageforthebeyondLinkedin (if you're so inclined) - Dr Jennifer RileyX - JennieARiley1Bluesky - @jen-studies-death.bsky.social Dr Jennifer Riley FHEALeverhulme Early Career Fellow || Research FellowDivinity and Religious Studies || University of AberdeenPronouns: she/[email protected] paper – ‘Why does funeral attendance matter? Revisiting ‘Configurational Eulogies’ in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK’ (Mortality, 2024): https://doi.org/10.1080/13576275.2023.2225029University profile: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/people/jennifer.rileyBaggage for the Beyond: https://abdn.site/baggage-for-the-beyondThe Care in Funerals Casebook: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/philosophy/care-in-funerals-casebook-2456.phpThe Educating for Inclusive, Caring Communities Webpage: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/eiccYou can find Jess here: https://www.jess-may.com/