Description
Is there such a thing as a good death and, if so, what does it look like? Join our panellists as they explore the delicate subject of mortality and what it means to have ‘a good death’.
Andrew Doig, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Manchester and author of This Mortal Coil, and Sarah Tarlow, Professor of Historical Archaeology at the University of Leicester and author of The Archaeology of Loss, will discuss whether or not the definition of a good death has changed through history. They will be joined by Colin Philpott, author of Deathday: a novel set in 2045 where euthanasia at ninety is compulsory. Together, they will consider what a good death, and indeed a bad one, might look like not just in the past, but also in the future.
Join them for this special event addressing a question that all too often gets swept under the carpet.
About the Authors
Sarah Tarlow
Sarah Tarlow is a British archaeologist and academic. As professor of historical archaeology at the University of Leicester, Sarah is best known for her work on the archaeology of death and burial. She has written or edited ten academic books about archaeology and history. The Archaeology of Loss is her first memoir.
Professor Andrew Doig
Andrew Doig is a Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Manchester. He studied Natural Science and Chemistry at the University of Cambridge, and Biochemistry at Stanford University Medical School. He became a lecturer in Manchester in 1994, where he has been ever since. His research is on computational biology, dementia (via a spin-out company called PharmaKure), developmental biology and proteins. For fun, he runs, climbs, plays chess and does quizzes. This Mortal Coil is his first book.
About the Chair
Colin Philpott
Colin Philpott is a Yorkshire-based author of three non-fiction books exploring twentieth-century history and the dystopian novel Deathday. A former Director of Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum, Philpott previously spent 25 years at the BBC in news, current affairs and documentaries, including seven years as Head of BBC Yorkshire. Philpott has chaired events at literature festivals across the North for 15 years.
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