Kaitlyn L. Kinney

This is the skeleton of William Burke, who was hanged on this day in 1829. Along with his partner William Hare, he murdered at least 16 people to sell to anatomists for dissection. In 2022 I carried out conservation work on his remains

“Why can’t my library purchase this particularly ebook for me but they can purchase other ebooks?” There are many reasons why libraries can’t buy certain books as ebooks! A 🧵

V. proud supervisor moment: new @Mortality_TandF paper out by @cendeathsociety PhD @samantha_may9 & I from her MRes, on caring for the dead at home For families, professionals in end of life care & support, funerals & bereavement care. Well done Sam! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Cover image now available for our forthcoming book 'Understanding Baby Loss'. Publication date 21 November. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526163189/ @ManchesterUP @britsoci @bsaddb @asds_death

First tweet of #AFSAM23 b/c ~ b u s y ~ . BUT I’m not crying you’re crying that Bonnie O’Connor is chatting #death for the Don Yoder lecture #folklore #whatisfolklore #deathlore

Call for Papers - Public Dying and Public Grieving. Special Issue: Illness, Crisis & Loss. Further details: journals.sagepub.com/page/icl/call-… Please share with your networks.

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If you're looking for something spooky to watch, check out Scariest Monsters in the World on Tubi. Featuring yours truly along with fellow folklorists @JackPearley and Camille Acosta.

My new book Sex Education 101 is available on preorder now! It's the "why" of how sex education evolved the way it did, with tons of references to folklore/culture along with history. folklore101.com/product/sex-ed…

Coffee is just goth water

Interested in death studies, thanatology, stories about life and death, tips on working life and academia and the person behind deathly research? Listen to one of our episodes! thedeathstudiespodcast.com

Did you get the latest issue of @Mortality_TandF ❓ My article on plantation burials is published within! Take a read now while it’s open access #RT

I was recently interviewed on @digiFolklorePod. Check it out to hear me talk about memes, conspiracies, and the Dallas Zoo animal thefts. Also, just listen to them, because they're awesome.

@thejohnprice Sorry, I only care about the BCU (Bravo Cinematic Universe)

Does anyone care about the MCU anymore? An "unstoppable" franchise finally burned out, eh?

Y’all, my article on Black women undertakers is finally out in print within @M3RIDIANS more current issue‼️😀read.dukeupress.edu/meridians/issu… | TAKE A READ | #RT

@cjwidmayer Nooooooo!!! The worst!

In one move, I managed to drop and shatter BOTH of my favorite ceramic mugs this morning, so that’s how my day is going.

In this episode, hear Dr Kate Woodthorpe discuss funeral practice and policy, state funeral support, death and loss as relational, public dying, and working in academia @KateWoodyBath @cendeathsociety #academicchatter #deathstudies #PodcastAndChill spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/H0C9fx6OlDb

Oh my god. We've all been there.