Dr Molly Conisbee on social histories of death and mourning, liberation thanatology, lessons from the history of death, walking tours and being a bereavement councillor

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 councillor

Who 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