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SCAR 2M03

DEATH AND DYING: COMPARATIVE VIEWS

Undergraduate

Spring/Summer 2024 · C01

Topics

  • INTRODUCTION & RITUAL
  • May 7th
  • Overview of the course, assignments and learning objectives.
  • Bradbury, Mary. 1999. “The Study of Death: A Social Psychological Approach.” In Representations of Death , 29–49.
  • Media break: “ Coda " & " Re-Entry "
  • May 9th
  • Media break: “ The fascinating death ritual of the Toraja people "
  • Discussion: Final Project
  • GRIEF, MOURNING, BEREAVEMENT
  • May 14th
  • Media Break: " The 25th Filial Exemplar "
  • May 16th
  • Rosaldo, Renato. 1989. “Grief and a Headhunter’s Rage.” In Culture and Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis , 1-21.
  • Media Break: " Ngaben: Emotion and Restraint in a Balinese Heart "
  • LIFE AFTER DEATH
  • May 21st
  • Media Break: " Unidentified Corpses on the Streets of Karachi, Pakistan "
  • May 23rd

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