History of Death & Mourning in America

3 units

Death may be the great equalizer, but our approaches to death and mourning differ according to time and circumstances. Through an examination of the ways Americans have commemorated and thought about the dead, students will gain a greater understanding of the changing cultural history of the United States. This course examines the intersection of war, religion, urbanization, and industrialization as they are reflected in both mourning and in cities of the dead and the ways Americans have interacted with them.