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project at Leiden University is hosting a three-monthly webinar series that highlights current anthropological research on care, aging and dying. During this series, invited speakers present their recent or ongoing ethnographic work in this field. Our aim is to create a platform for discussion of novel anthropological perspectives on unfolding finitudes at the end of life.</p> <div class="indent"> <p>The series is hosted by the European Research Council-funded<a href="https://globalizingpalliativecare.com/"> Globalizing Palliative Care</a> project at Leiden University and is open to all. More information about the speakers and registration can be found on the individual event pages. An overview of past lectures can be found <a href="https://globalizingpalliativecare.com/unfolding-finitudes/">here</a>.</p> <div class="overview-list events"> <h2>Programme</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/en/events/2025/03/gods-waiting-room-by-casey-golomski"> <span class="event-date one-day"> <time datetime="2025-03-05T15:00"> 05 <abbr title="March"> Mar </abbr> </time> </span> <div class="has-edit-button"> <span class="meta alt"> Lecture | Unfolding Finitudes </span> <strong>God's Waiting Room: Racial Reckoning at Life's End</strong> <span class="meta"> Casey Golomski </span> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <ul class="tags"> </ul> <div class="share">  <a class="facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fseries%2Funfolding-finitudes"><span class="visually-hidden">Share on Facebook</span></a> <a class="bluesky" href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Unfolding+Finitudes%3A+Current+Ethnographies+of+Aging%2C+Dying+and+End-of-Life+Care&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fseries%2Funfolding-finitudes"><span class="visually-hidden">Share by Bluesky</span></a> <a class="linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&title=Unfolding+Finitudes%3A+Current+Ethnographies+of+Aging%2C+Dying+and+End-of-Life+Care&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fseries%2Funfolding-finitudes"><span class="visually-hidden">Share on LinkedIn</span></a> <a class="whatsapp" href="whatsapp://send?text=Unfolding+Finitudes%3A+Current+Ethnographies+of+Aging%2C+Dying+and+End-of-Life+Care+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fseries%2Funfolding-finitudes"><span class="visually-hidden">Share by WhatsApp</span></a> <a class="mastodon" href="https://mastodon.social/share?text=Unfolding+Finitudes%3A+Current+Ethnographies+of+Aging%2C+Dying+and+End-of-Life+Care&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.universiteitleiden.nl%2Fen%2Fevents%2Fseries%2Funfolding-finitudes"><span class="visually-hidden">Share by Mastodon</span></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside> <div class="box paginated" data-per-page="10" data-prev="" data-next=""> <div class="box-header"> <h2>Research</h2> </div> <div class="box-content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/en/research/research-projects/social-and-behavioural-sciences/globalizing-palliative-care"> <img src="/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/social-and-behavioural-sciences/culturele-antropologie-en-ontwikkelingssociologie/onderzoeksprojecten/palliatieve-zorg.jpg/palliatieve-zorg.jpg/d64x64" alt="" width="64" height="64" /> <div> <p>Globalizing Palliative Care? 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