Berthod Marc-Antoine

Marc-Antoine Berthod is a Professor at the School of Social Work and Health (HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland), where he serves as Co-doyen and leads the LaReSS research lab. His work focuses on death studies, palliative care, and funeral practices through qualitative research.

• Current project Necropolis (2021-2025) examines funeral transitions among the elderly in Switzerland
• Completed studies include ecological cemetery requalification (2023) and assisted suicide ethnography (2017-2020)

His research integrates anthropological perspectives on mortality, with particular attention to:

• Funeral spatial transformations
• Pandemic-induced grief dynamics
• Corporate bereavement support systems
• End-of-life care for disabled individuals
• Legal norm appropriation during crises
• Techno-scientific immortalism critique

Collaborations span multiple institutions including CNRS (France), Antipodes publishers, and various Swiss funeral organizations. His publications appear in journals like Anthropological Quarterly, Death Studies, and Swiss Journal of Sociology.