Exploring term Fall 2023 Change

    HSTR316B

    Death and the Afterlife in England, 1750 to the Present

    Examines death and attitudes toward the afterlife and the supernatural. Themes include: popular and elite attitudes toward death and dissection; grief and mourning in Victorian England; the emergence of the modern cemetery and the rise of cremation; spiritualism, the First World War and the role of modern media in shaping responses to the death of celebrities.

    Lecture: 3h
    Lab: 0h
    Tutorial: 0h
    Credits: 1.5