The taboo body: How memorial practices avoid the corpse
The presence of the body is delicately avoided when people gather at a graveside to remember their lost, explains Kate Woodthorpe. Professor Laurie Taylor. Laurie Taylor was formerly professor of...
View ArticleHealth Check: Mental illness in Hong Kong
This week Health Check explores the deep-rooted stigma of mental illness in Hong Kong Health Check on BBC World Service. The Open University teams up with the long-running BBC World Service programme...
View ArticleHow afraid of death are we?
As a society, we're starting to look death in its hollow eyesockets and pull it into the light. But how scared do we remain of death - and is it healthy to have a bit of anxiety when staring into the...
View ArticleThe taboo body: How memorial practices avoid the corpse
The presence of the body is delicately avoided when people gather at a graveside to remember their lost, explains Kate Woodthorpe. Professor Laurie Taylor.First published on Mon, 23 May 2011 as The...
View ArticleHealth Check: Mental illness in Hong Kong
This week Health Check explores the deep-rooted stigma of mental illness in Hong Kong Health Check on BBC World Service.First published on Tue, 31 May 2011 as Health Check: Mental illness in Hong Kong....
View ArticleHow afraid of death are we?
As a society, we're starting to look death in its hollow eyesockets and pull it into the light. But how scared do we remain of death - and is it healthy to have a bit of anxiety when staring into the...
View ArticleUnparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Getting it wrong can be career-limiting, but getting it right can be hugely advantageous says Dr Philip Seargeant. Dr Philip Seargeant.First published on Tue, 03 Jul 2018 as Unparliamentary language:...
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