Death in Australia

The ADSS aims to foster the development of high quality scholarship about dying, death, and body disposal within Australia. 

The subject matter of death touches all aspects of human experience, and this is reflected in the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary nature of our membership. The ADSS welcomes members from diverse scholarly backgrounds, including (but not limited to) anthropology, design, history, law, medicine, philosophy, palliative care, sociology, taphonomy and forensic sciences, and media studies. 

ADSS was formed in 2020 in order to: 

• Establish a network of death studies scholars across disciplinary and institutional boundaries within Australia

• Facilitate public access to expertise in death studies to inform public policy and debate

• Promote the study of dying, death, and disposal within Australia