History (HSTR) Courses>Death and the Afterlife in England, 1750 to the Present

HSTR316B - Death and the Afterlife in England, 1750 to the Present

Description

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.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Formerly

HIST 328B

Note(s)

  • Credit will be granted for only one of HSTR 316B, HIST 328, HIST 328B.

Recommendations

  • HSTR 220 or HSTR 312 recommended prior to HSTR 316B.

Course offered by

Department of History

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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