Marc Keller
Title
Dr. phil.
Last Name
Keller
First name
Marc
Email
marc.keller@unisg.ch
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Item type:Publication, Assisted Lab – Zur kulturellen Dimension der SterbehilfeType:journal articleJournal:Re:visit. Humanities & Medicine in DialogueVolume:4Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Sterbehilfe in der Kunst: Ein lebendiges Archiv des assistierten Todes(2025)Type:journal articleJournal:palliative.ch – Zeitschrift der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Palliative Medizin, Pflege und BegleitungVolume:23Issue:1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Language Matters: The Semantics and Politics of “Assisted Dying”(Wiley, 2024-11-02); ; ; This essay examines the impact of linguistic choices on the perception and regulation of assisted dying, particularly in Canada. It argues that euphemistic terms like “medical assistance in dying” and its acronym, “MAID,” serve to normalize the practice, potentially obscuring its moral gravity. This contrasts with what is seen in Belgium and the Netherlands, where terms like “euthanasia” are used, as well as in France and the United Kingdom, where terminology remains divisive and contested. By tracing the evolution of these terms and what they reveal about different cultural and legal approaches, this essay sheds light on the politics of language in end-of-life discourses. It suggests that the shift toward euphemistic language reflects a broader discomfort with death that can shape public attitudes and legal frameworks. It calls for a more transparent, philosophically grounded approach to terminology and suggests that continued debate about semantics is necessary to capture the complexities and ethical significance of assisted dying.Type:journal articleJournal:Hastings Center ReportVolume:54Issue:5Scopus© Citations 3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Love, Death, and – No Hospital!: Assisted dying, “Liebestod,” and Existential SufferingContemporary literature about assisted dying in Germany, Switzerland, and France repeatedly explores the impact of illness on romantic relationships. Faced with the imminent or experienced death of their loved one, the healthy partner is affected by existential suffering and refuses to outlive the other. This dynamic leads to (joint) suicide, echoing the literary tradition of the Liebestod, where lovers prefer death over separation. This paper examines three contemporary texts on this theme. It illustrates that while the Liebestod is depicted as a romantic death, it inherently rejects a medicalized end of life. Despite overlaps between palliative care and the notion of a "good death," palliative care is absent, as the focus is on avoiding the existential suffering from losing a beloved partner, making suicide the only viable option.Type:journal articleJournal:Literature and MedicineVolume:42Issue:1Scopus© Citations 1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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Item type:Publication, ”Going to Switzerland.” Spaces of Assisted Dying in Contemporary German-, French- and English-language literature and film(2025-07-05)Type:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Trauer, Depression oder Liebestod? Literarische und filmische Darstellungen von Verlust und Suizidalität im Alter(2024-03-01)Type:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, “Das ist nicht richtig”: Sterbehilfe und Liebestod in Ferdinand von Schirachs GOTT(2022-11-18)Type:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Euthanasia and Assisted Dying as ‘Liebestod’: The Ethical Dimensions of a Literary Motif(2019-10-26)Type:conference paper - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
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