What's the episode about?
In this episode, hear Dr Jeremy Cohen on new religious movements, radical-longevity, immortality, transhumanism, ethnography and cryonics, as well as tree planting, music and the Salem Witch Trials and mass hysteria, anthropology and the project Talk Death Daily
Who is Jeremy?
Jeremy Cohen is an Assistant Professor at McMaster, in the Department of Religious Studies.
His research is focused on communities and new religious movements seeking radical-longevity and immortality, as well as the historical and cultural framework of changing North American relationships to technology and death.
Jeremy is also the co-founder and co-editor of TalkDeath.com.
You can listen to Jeremy’s music, discussed in the podcast, here.
How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?
To cite this episode, you can use the following citation:
Cohen, J. (2023) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 April 2023. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.22445221
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