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John Troyer started his post at the University of Bath in September 2008. He is Director of the Centre for Death and Society, an RCUK Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences. John received his doctorate from the University of Minnesota in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society in May 2006. His Ph.D. dissertation, entitled "Technologies of the Human Corpse" was awarded the University of Minnesota's 2006 Best Dissertation Award in the Arts and Humanities. From 2007-2008 he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Comparative Studies at The Ohio State University teaching the cultural studies of science and technology. Within the field of death studies, John focuses on delineating and defining the concept of the dead human subject. John is in the closing stages of a case study looking at mercury emissions and heat capture technology in UK crematoria.
Research interests
- The social and technological control of the dead body in both time and space vis-à-vis mechanical manipulation of human biology.
- The legal, scientific and medical protocols that determine social policies, for example, those which pronounce a time of death for human beings.
- The illicit, global trade in human tissues and body parts.
- Aesthetics and death.
Case study
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding Tiredness Of Life in Older People Research Network
Carr, S. (CoI), Fang, C. (CoI), Troyer, J. (CoI) & Rek, J. (CoI)
25/01/22 → 25/01/26
Project: Research-related funding
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USER NOT FOUND - Social Media Technologies as Immersive Performance
Troyer, J. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/01/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research council
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On Encountering Corpses: Political, Socio Economic and Cultural Aspects of Contemporary Encounters with Dead Bodies
Troyer, J. (PI)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/10/14 → 14/12/17
Project: Research council
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The Future Cemetery
Troyer, J. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/05/14 → 28/02/16
Project: Research council
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Exploring Good Death in China: A Qualitative Study from the Perspectives of Family Members
Cheng, M., Luo, Q., Fang, C., Comery, A. & Troyer, J., 21 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Social Science & Medicine. 367, 117727.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On Pandemics being Productive by Dr. John Troyer
Troyer, J., 4 Sept 2024, In: Anthropological Quarterly . 97, 3, p. 579-589Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Dr. Mark D. West Review: John Troyer’s Technologies of the Human Corpse
Troyer, J., 16 Feb 2023, In: Social Epistemology : a Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Policy. 12, 2, p. 27-32 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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I thought I knew everything about death. Then grief struck me
Troyer, J., 16 May 2023, Aeon-Psyche Magazine 5 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Corpse Capitalism -- On John Troyer’s “Technologies of the Human Corpse”
Troyer, J., 26 Aug 2021, Los Angeles Review of Books.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Other
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Prizes
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2014 Images of Research Peoples' Choice Award Fringe Arts Bath
Troyer, J. (Recipient), Jun 2014
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2006 Best Dissertation Award in the Arts and Humanities (University of Minnesota)
Troyer, J. (Recipient), Jun 2006
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2015 Students' Union Excellence in Teaching Award
Troyer, J. (Recipient), 20 Apr 2015
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John Willis Teaching Award
Troyer, J. (Recipient), May 2023
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Mary Takser Excellence in Teaching Award
Troyer, J. (Recipient), May 2019
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