Lucy Easthope
Biographic Data
| ID | 115375 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucy Easthope |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucy |
| FAMILY NAME | Easthope |
| SIGNATURE | EASTHOPE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bath |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Memory Politics After Disaster
This article critically approaches disaster ‘recovery’ in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic through the notion of embodied trauma. We explore concepts of embodiment and trauma and ask how embodied traumatic memory differs, particularly in relation to a staggered global event such as the Covid-19 pandemic where trauma was embodied in raced, classed and gendered waves and experiences and outcomes were deeply unequal. In contrast to the mostly techn…
When This Is Over
Forensic uncertainty, fragile remains, and DNA as a panacea
This is an account of ethnographic research examining the specialist scientific processes known as 'Disaster Victim Identification' (DVI) in three settings: Québec, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In cases of multiple deaths, a series of actions accompanied by a plethora of tools are often invoked, housed at a disaster scene, forensic laboratories, a family assistance centre, and a mortuary. In this article, I examine a process dedicat…
The meaning of ‘things’
The right to the return of personal effects belonging to loved ones after sudden death requires both protection and promotion. It is a fragile ‘right’ that can easily be undermined, and may require support from policy and legislation. The author has championed the return of personal effects after bereavement throughout her career in disaster response and was influenced by early examples of poor treatment and destruction. This article provides an …
The Recovery Myth
That Night”
The need to tell or correct a narrative about a totemic moment in the history of a place is brought to the fore in this article. It tells the story of a series of meetings in 2015 with older residents of Canvey Island in Essex who had asked for a chance to share individual experiences of ‘that night’ of flooding in 1953. A need to seize one last chance to tell the story, or tell it for the first time, is found in the recollections of other older …
Technologies of Recovery
Recovery practices following the loss of home, sense of security, space and possessions, have recently become a focus of UK government attention. How people recover from disasters is seen to have a direct bearing on individual, community and economic well-being, so that the recovery itself becomes a form of social change. A plethora of instruments: templates, checklists and guidance documents have been produced to effect this recovery. We term th…
Opportunities and barriers to forming a professional identity
The status of funeral directors, including whether or not the industry can be considered a legitimate ‘profession’, has long been a topic of interest in this journal. Contributing to this ongoing debate, this paper considers opportunities and barriers to professional development in the UK funeral industry. In so doing, the paper makes particular reference to ‘communities of practice’ (CP), a model of situated learning. Previous research in compar…
Technologies of Recovery
Recovery practices following the loss of home, sense of security, space and possessions, have recently become a focus of UK government attention. How people recover from disasters is seen to have a direct bearing on individual, community and economic well-being, so that the recovery itself becomes a form of social change. A plethora of instruments: templates, checklists and guidance documents have been produced to effect this recovery. We term th…
Opportunities and barriers to forming a professional identity
The status of funeral directors, including whether or not the industry can be considered a legitimate ‘profession’, has long been a topic of interest in this journal. Contributing to this ongoing debate, this paper considers opportunities and barriers to professional development in the UK funeral industry. In so doing, the paper makes particular reference to ‘communities of practice’ (CP), a model of situated learning. Previous research in compar…
Technologies of Recovery
Recovery practices following the loss of home, sense of security, space and possessions, have recently become a focus of UK government attention. How people recover from disasters is seen to have a direct bearing on individual, community and economic well-being, so that the recovery itself becomes a form of social change. A plethora of instruments: templates, checklists and guidance documents have been produced to effect this recovery. We term th…
The Recovery Myth
That Night”
The need to tell or correct a narrative about a totemic moment in the history of a place is brought to the fore in this article. It tells the story of a series of meetings in 2015 with older residents of Canvey Island in Essex who had asked for a chance to share individual experiences of ‘that night’ of flooding in 1953. A need to seize one last chance to tell the story, or tell it for the first time, is found in the recollections of other older …
The meaning of ‘things’
The right to the return of personal effects belonging to loved ones after sudden death requires both protection and promotion. It is a fragile ‘right’ that can easily be undermined, and may require support from policy and legislation. The author has championed the return of personal effects after bereavement throughout her career in disaster response and was influenced by early examples of poor treatment and destruction. This article provides an …
When This Is Over
Forensic uncertainty, fragile remains, and DNA as a panacea
This is an account of ethnographic research examining the specialist scientific processes known as 'Disaster Victim Identification' (DVI) in three settings: Québec, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In cases of multiple deaths, a series of actions accompanied by a plethora of tools are often invoked, housed at a disaster scene, forensic laboratories, a family assistance centre, and a mortuary. In this article, I examine a process dedicat…
Memory Politics After Disaster
This article critically approaches disaster ‘recovery’ in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic through the notion of embodied trauma. We explore concepts of embodiment and trauma and ask how embodied traumatic memory differs, particularly in relation to a staggered global event such as the Covid-19 pandemic where trauma was embodied in raced, classed and gendered waves and experiences and outcomes were deeply unequal. In contrast to the mostly techn…
History (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)