What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Dr Molly Conisbee on social histories of death and mourning, liberation thanatology, lessons fromthe history of death, walking tours and being a bereavement councillorWho is Molly? Molly Conisbee is a social historian and visiting research fellow at the Centre for Death and Society at the University of Bath. She has a PhD from the University of Bristol and has spent the last ten years researching the social history of death and mourning. Conisbee is also a bereavement counsellor, has curated walks on the history of death around the country and has written for the Guardian and Ecologist.To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Conisbee, M. (2026) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R.Published 1 July 2026. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.32866145

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