Class Number: 1588
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture per week Description: Examines the beliefs and practices associated with death, dying, bereavement, and remembrance in different cultures past and present to better understand the cultural, social, and biological nature of human death. Explores the diverse ways people experience and perceive the death of others and their own, how society views death, and how even those who have died continue to affect the lives of those left behind.  Topics discussed include end of life care, living wills, remembrance practices, biological and technical definitions of death, while focusing on the anthropological meaning of a good death.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
MW 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM 08/24/2024 - 12/14/2024 Bell Tower 1494 Rachel Olsthoorn
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 08/24/2024
End Date: 12/14/2024
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

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Enrollment Total: 17
Available Seats: 18
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0


Enrollment Information

  • Lower Division
  • E: Life-Long & Self-Development
  • In-Person
  • Repeat 2 times up to 6 units.
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