Investigating Death in America
Spring 2008
This lecture series explores human responses to mortality, examining the symbols, rituals, and meaning-systems people have used to make sense of the end of life. How the body is ushered out of the community of the living, and what symbols and rituals are employed during this period of transition, often speak to the strongest and deepest values of a culture.
March 17, 2008
March 24, 2008
April 7, 2008
