Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Sociology Department at the University of York. Her background in Sociology is united with an interest in crime and deviance, death studies and popular culture and celebrity. Ruth leads the Death and Culture Network at the University of York, co-edits the Death and Culture Book Series, and hosts the Death and Culture conference every two years. She also does regular public engagement events and media appearances. She is author of the book Death, the Dead and Popular Culture as well as numerous other publications including an award-winning journal article on gender inequality after death, all of which are discussed in this episode. Sign up for Death and Culture IV here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/death-and-culture-iiii-tickets-177889842307 Find out more about submitting to the Death and Culture book series here: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/death-and-culture To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Penfold-Mounce, R. (2022) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 June 2022. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.19948010 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedeathstudiespodcast/message