Professor Gayle Letherby on reproductive loss, auto/biographical methodologies, loss and bereavement, childlessness, and academic and creative writing practices

What's the episode about?

In this episode, hear Professor Gayle Letherby discuss reproductive loss, auto/biographical methodologies, loss and bereavement, childlessness, and academic and creative writing practices approaches.

Who is Gayle?

Gayle Letherby is a Visiting Professor of Sociology at the University of Plymouth and Visiting Professor at the University of Greenwich.

She is a teacher, mentor and a researcher. Alongside substantive interests in reproductive and non/parental identities; gender, health and wellbeing; loss and bereavement; travel and transport mobility and gender and identity within institutions she has always been fascinated by research methodology, including auto/biographical, feminist and creative practices.

In recent years Gayle has become interested in writing sociologically for non-academic audiences and creative writing within academic work.

In addition to writing her own memoir and fiction she also runs ‘creative writing for academics’ workshops and has helped to facilitate a variety of research and writing events as consultant.

Visit her staff profile for more information⁠ and Gayle's full publication list.

How do I cite the episode in my research and reading lists?

To cite this episode, you can use the following citation:

Letherby, G. (2022) Interview on The Death Studies Podcast hosted by Michael-Fox, B. and Visser, R. Published 1 November 2022. Available at: www.thedeathstudiespodcast.com, DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.21506625

For Gayle's memoir and fiction writing please visit her page on⁠ ABC Tales

Gayle is an avid twitter user and you can find her ⁠@gletherby⁠

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