We are delighted to share the full programme for our upcoming conference exploring the contested concept of ‘closure’, hosted by Durham University’s Centre for Death and Life Studies on 9 and 10 April 2025.
We warmly invite you to attend, with registration open via this link: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/closure-conference-2025
Across two-days, attendees will hear from over 20 speakers, representing a diverse range of professional and disciplinary perspectives drawing from anthropology-sociology, theology, ceramic-pottery art, music, funeral directing, funeral celebrants, and palliative care, as well as more personal reflections on loss and grief. All talks, some longer and some shorter, are in a plenary context and not parallel sessions to provide everyone with a widely shared audience.
At 7pm on Wednesday evening, there will be a special public lecture – doctor and ceramicist discuss the concept of ‘closure’. Dr Kathryn Mannix (well-known palliative care physician) and Dr Julian Stair OBE (one of the UK’s leading ceramicists) will be in conversation with Professor Douglas Davies FBA, followed by a drinks reception with views overlooking the River Wear and Durham Cathedral. Tickets are £10 for this public event (or included within the full conference package).
Full details and booking available here: https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/closure-conference-2025
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch at georgina.m.robinson@durham.ac.uk