Situating the Dead: Cemeteries as Material, Symbolic, and Relational Space (2022).By Avril Maddrell and Brenda Mathijssen Published in: The Oxford Handbook of Religious Space. Access here. This chapter explores the coproduction of space and religion Read more…
Hoe stimuleer je nieuwsgierigheid en een onderzoekende houding bij leerlingen? Door ze onderzoek te laten doen! Samen met de RUG Scholierenacadmie heb ik een onderwijsmodule ontworpen voor VWO 3/4. Via deze module maken jongeren kennis met de wetenschap en met het doen van kwalitatief onderzoek: interviews en observaties. Ook bestuderen jongeren begraafplaatsen en uitvaartpraktijken als onderzoeksonderwerp.
In accordance with Dutch law, a body of a deceased person can be buried, cremated or donated to science. New techniques are being developed, like alkaline hydrolysis and composting. At the request of the Ministry Read more…
Dr Brenda Mathijssen
Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies
University of Groningen
Oude Boteringestraat 38
9712 GK Groningen
The Netherlands
brenda.mathijssen@rug.nl
I saw this a little late, but now that the issue of @Mortality_TandF where I have an article published is out (Mortality Volume 28, Issue 1), I would like to promote the whole set of papers from that issue.
Our course on religion, diversity and identity has received a Best Practice Award on behalf of the students of our faculty 🥳 I feel proud and grateful to our partners in Rotterdam, such as @leeszaalwest, without whom this would not have been possible
