The Way We Die Now

3 credits

Living cultures reveal who they are in their treatment of the dead and dying. Advances in medicine, institutionalized health care, and the decline of religion have had a revolutionary impact on how we understand and undergo death. Through a study of recent fiction and drama, this course examines contemporary literature’s picture of the way we die now. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***