DEAGENCY
The Roles of the Agency of the Dead in the Lives of Individuals in Contemporary Society
ACTIVITIES
Learn more about DEAGENCY events and activities.
Lectures
We invite local and international speakers to give lectures on topics related to our project.
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Other Events
We organise and participate in workshops, round tables, trainings, conferences and other types of events.
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Team meetings
We meet every few months to discuss project plans, developments and milestones.
NEWS
Coming
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INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE
The Agency of the Dead in the Lives of Individuals: Communication with the Dead
1-3 July, 2026
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DEAGENCY CONFERENCE
15th International Conference of Young Folklorists:
Transcending boundaries, connecting worlds
1-3 October 2026
Call for PapersNEWS
SPECIAL ISSUE
ANTHROPOLOGICAL NOTEBOOKS: Agentive properties of the dead over time and in different social contexts
30 OCTOBER, 2025
ELECTRONIC JOURNALNEWS
About DEAGENCY
The DEAGENCY project will provide a broad understanding of the role of the agency of the dead in individuals’ lives. Instead of treating the dead as mere expressions of “folk belief”, or symbols and metaphors of larger cultural and social problems and changes, they will be treated from the perspective of their agency, affecting the body, ideas, and actions of individuals (and vice versa), actively involved in the intricate relationships between individuals and larger social and cultural processes.
MoreDEAGENCY Team Members
We are a team of 11 project participants, including a principal project investigator, three senior researchers, four post-doc researchers, two PhD researchers and a project assistant.
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