Miss Annamaria Fratini
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
I am a social anthropologist who is currently conducting ethnographic research about the conceptualisation, handling and management related to human death and the body in contemporary Adelaide, South Australia. I am supervised by Dr Susan Hemer (Department of Anthropology) and Professor Anna Chur-Hansen (School of Psychology) from The University of Adelaide.My research interests also include Cybersuicide (suicide mediated by the internet) and the impact this phenomenon has on society and the way we understand suicide.
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2018 - 2018 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Arts Honours (First Class) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Torrens University Australia | Australia | Graduate Certificate of Education (Special Education) |
| 2017 - 2018 | Ikon Institute, Adelaide | Australia | Advanced Diploma Transpersonal Art Therapy |
| 2015 - 2017 | Tabor College | Australia | Master of Counselling Practice |
| 2012 - 2014 | Tabor College | Australia | Bachelor of Education (Secondary) |
| 2008 - 2011 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Social Sciences (Anthropology) |
| 2008 - 2011 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Diploma of Languages |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fratini, A., Hemer, S. R., & Chur‐Hansen, A. (2025). ‘The last thing we want is somebody who liked a soft pink lipstick to have a bright red’: Dead body aesthetics in South Australian funeral homes. The Australian Journal of Anthropology, 16 pages. |
| 2024 | Fratini, A., Hemer, S. R., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2024). “What’s said and done in the mortuary stays in the mortuary”: secrecy and (in)visibility of the dead and data collection in South Australia. Mortality, 30(1), 1-16. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2022 | Fratini, A., Hemer, S., & Chur-Hansen, A. (2022). Peeking Behind the Curtains: Exploring Death and the Body through Patchwork Ethnography. Anthropology in Action, 29(3), 1-13. Scopus9 WoS8 |
| 2020 | Fratini, A., & Hemer, S. R. (2020). Broadcasting Your Death Through Livestreaming: Understanding Cybersuicide Through Concepts of Performance.. Cult Med Psychiatry, 44(4), 524-543. Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4 |
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