In this episode, hear Professor Tony Walter at the 2023 University of Bath CDAS conference on innovation, climate and ecological emergency, mass mortality, grief, loss and social change, as well as highlights from the conference! Who is Tony?  Tony Walter is a sociologist and Emeritus Professor of Death Studies at the University of Bath, UK. His most recent books are Death in the Modern World (2020) and What Death Means Now  (2017). Many of his articles have concerned various channels through which the living encounter the dead – not only spiritualist mediums, but also angels, social media, dark tourism, human remains in museums, music, ancestor veneration, and memory. He is currently writing about mortality in the age of the climate and ecological crisis.  What is CDAS? CDAS is an internationally recognised research centre focusing on the interdisciplinary social aspects of death, dying and bereavement at the University of Bath. https://www.bath.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-for-death-society/ How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists? To cite this episode, you can use the following citation: Walter, T. (2023) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 2 July 2023. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.23615262 What next? Check out more episodes or find out more about the hosts! Got a question? Get in touch. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thedeathstudiespodcast/message