HNSC 3314 Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement
Readings in Course
- Legalizing Aid In Dying Doesn't Mean Patients Have Access To ItAleccia, JoNel. (January 25, 2017) Legalizing Aid In Dying Doesn't Mean Patients Have Access To It KFF Health News and NPR News
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/01/25/511456109/legalizing-aid-in-dying-doesnt-mean-patients-have-access-to-it - Death & dying, life & living (Eighth edition.)Call Number: Library Reserve - 2 hour loan: BF789.D4 C67 2019
Corr, C. A., Corr, D. M., & Doka, K. J. (2019). Death & dying, life & living (Eighth edition.). Cengage. - Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 20th CenturyCenters for Disease Control (1999) “Ten Great Public Health Achievements of the 20th Century”.
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00056796.htm - Tools to Finish StrongCompassion and Choices website "Tools to Finish Strong"
https://compassionandchoices.org/eolc/finish-strong-tools/ - How We Died 200 Years Ago, Compared to How We Die TodayDvorsky, George (June 25, 2012) How We Died 200 Years Ago, Compared to How We Die Today. gizmodo.com
https://gizmodo.com/how-we-died-200-years-ago-compared-to-how-we-die-today-5920871 - “We all feel sad, Big Bird”: When Sesame Street confronted death.Eichel, Molly (November 10, 2014) “We all feel sad, Big Bird”: When Sesame Street confronted death. AV Club
https://www.avclub.com/we-all-feel-sad-big-bird-when-sesame-street-confron-1798273912 - What doctors don’t learn about death and dyingGawande, Atul. (Oct 31, 2014) What doctors don’t learn about death and dying. IDEAS.TED.COM
https://ideas.ted.com/death-and-the-missing-piece-of-medical-school/ - The burden of and the changing task of medicineJones, D.S.; Podolsky, S.H.; Greene, J.A. The burden of and the changing task of medicine. N. Engl. J. Med. 2012, 366, 2333–2338 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp111356
- The Positive Death Movement Comes to LifeLeland, J., & Yalkin, D. (2018/06/22/). The Positive Death Movement Comes to Life. New York Times Company.
- How to Prepare for a Good DeathMiller, BJ. (2015). "How to Prepare for a Good Death" Ideas.TED.com
https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-prepare-for-a-good-death/ - The Never-Ending Mistreatment of Black PatientsNutik Zitter, Jessica. (2019/06/29/). The Never-Ending Mistreatment of Black Patients. New York Times Company.
- Dying Dutch: Euthanasia Spreads Across EuropeRoss, Winston (Feb 12, 2015) Dying Dutch: Euthanasia Spreads Across Europe. Newsweek Magazine.
https://www.newsweek.com/2015/02/20/choosing-die-netherlands-euthanasia-debate-306223.html - As Drug Deaths Soar, a Silver Lining for Transplant Patients.Seelye, K. Q. (2016/10/06/). As Drug Deaths Soar, a Silver Lining for Transplant Patients. New York Times Company.
- Living Sick and Dying Young in Rich America.Sottile, Leah. (December 19, 2013 Thursday). Living Sick and Dying Young in Rich America. Atlantic Online.
https://advance-lexis-com.brooklyn.ezproxy.cuny.edu/api/document?collection=news&id=urn:contentItem:5BFJ-2N51-DYY9-J3J6-00000-00&context=1516831 - The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are Suing.Span, P. (2017/04/10/). The Patients Were Saved. That’s Why the Families Are Suing. New York Times Company.
- A Racial Divide on Hospice CareVarney, S. (2015/08/25/, 2015 Aug 25). A Racial Divide on Hospice Care: [Science Desk]. New York Times
- How the Unrelenting Threat of Death Shapes Our Behavior.Villarica, Hans. (May 4, 2012 Friday). How the Unrelenting Threat of Death Shapes Our Behavior. Atlantic Online.
Videos in Course
- Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne. (June 2012) The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain. (14:09) TEDGlobal 2012
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain - Briggs, Kevin. (March 2014) The bridge between suicide and life |TED2014
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_briggs_the_bridge_between_suicide_and_life?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Byock, Ira. (2008) Are Americans particularly afraid of death? (4:21) BigTHINK
https://bigthink.com/videos/are-americans-particularly-afraid-of-death/ - Byock, Ira. (2008) Why are we so afraid of death? (3:20)
https://bigthink.com/videos/why-are-we-so-afraid-of-death/ - Byock, Ira. (n.d) Is there an ethical limit to prolonging life? (2:18)
https://bigthink.com/videos/is-there-an-ethical-limit-to-prolonging-life/ - Byock, Ira. (n.d) The Downsides of Dying in a Hospital. (3:34) Big Think
https://bigthink.com/videos/the-downsides-of-dying-in-a-hospital/ - Byock, Ira. (n.d) What drew you to end-of-life care? (4:41) Big Think
https://bigthink.com/videos/what-drew-you-to-end-of-life-care/ - Byock, Ira. (n.d) What is the consolation of faith in the face of death? (4:00). BIG Think
https://bigthink.com/videos/what-is-the-consolation-of-faith-in-the-face-of-death/ - Byock, Ira. (n.d) Why is end-of-life care neglected by the medical profession? (2:00) Big Think
https://bigthink.com/videos/why-is-end-of-life-care-neglected-by-the-medical-profession/ - Cave, Stephen. (July 2013) The 4 stories we tell ourselves about death.(15:19)
https://www.ted.com/talks/stephen_cave_the_4_stories_we_tell_ourselves_about_death?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Chang, Andy (July 2012) Before I die I want to ... (6:03) TEDGlobal
https://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Cymru, Boom (11 May 2018) The curious era of death photography. (4:29)
https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/the-curious-era-of-death-photography/p066vrf0?playlist=dying-thoughts - d3ssire (Nov 9, 2009) Lion King: The Death of Mufasa (3:21)
https://youtu.be/LGtJn-L5xEs?si=Ha6CJGeehQc-D1f4 - Film School Shorts (Apr 23, 2014) Dia de los Muertos | Film School Shorts (3:42)
https://youtu.be/-v4-1wFEzM0?si=2A0pQtZ7LdJhfFci - FOUNDATIONInterviews. (May 5, 2015) Sonia Manzano discusses the death of Mr.Hooper on Sesame Street-EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG (1:34)
https://youtu.be/xg7g19n4_tE?si=Kb1g0KZ-h9whmME - Frontline (November 13 and September 10, 2013) The Suicide Plan (1h 23m) Frontline Season 2012: Episode 23.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/suicide-plan/? - Golden Girls TV Show (Season 5, Episode 7) (Episode aired Nov 11, 1989) Not Another Monday (20:22)
https://dai.ly/x75h9w1 - Hahnfeld, Donald (Aug 7, 2016) Why we choose suicide | Mark Henick | TEDxToronto (29:09) Fifth annual TEDxToronto conference took place on September 26, 2013.
https://youtu.be/JmCIJj-v3q8?si=kwINDLomR2HFT7RE - Klebold, Sue (2016) "My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story" (15:19) TEDMED Talk
https://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=627332 - LastWeekTonight (May 20, 2019) Death Investigations: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) (22:20)
https://youtu.be/hnoMsftQPY8?si=u-z10GrR6Ss4y2C_ - Let the Quran Speak (Aug 19, 2014) Islamic Way of Dealing with Death | Dr. Shabir Ally (11:04)
https://youtu.be/Fgyc3jiNlac?si=W92mJSDvllowUZtA - MacDonald Johnston, Judy. (February 2013) Prepare for a good end of life. (5:48)TED2013.
https://www.ted.com/talks/judy_macdonald_johnston_prepare_for_a_good_end_of_life?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Mannix, Kathryn. (2018) “Dying is not as bad as you think” (3:49). BBC Radio 3.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/videos/dying-is-not-as-bad-as-you-think/p062m0xt?playlist=dying-thoughts - Miller. BJ. (March 2015) What really matters at the end of life. TED2015
https://www.ted.com/talks/bj_miller_what_really_matters_at_the_end_of_life - mr1001nights (Mar 27, 2018) Terror Management Theory Explained (18:43)
https://youtu.be/NELC2NLC3SQ?si=Iwqqjf5S4F6freF9 - National Geographic. (Mar 19, 2016) This Intimate Look at a Woman's Last Days Will Touch Your Soul. (6:05) National Geographic
https://youtu.be/u7drLCpK92Y?si=12zJjZNeHPxLFR61 - O’Reilly, Matthew (July 2014) “Am I dying?” The honest answer. (5:23) TED@NYC
https://www.ted.com/talks/matthew_o_reilly_am_i_dying_the_honest_answer - PBS FRONTLINE (Feb 10, 2015) Being Mortal (Season 2015 Episode 3 (54:11)
https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-being-mortal/ - RSA (Royal Society for Arts) (Dec 10, 2013) Brené Brown on Empathy.
https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw?si=9D_vg7VUY-NkkzwR - Schramm, JD. (March 2011) Break the silence for suicide attempt survivors | TEDActive 2011.
https://www.ted.com/talks/jd_schramm_break_the_silence_for_suicide_attempt_survivors?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Solomon, Andrew (October 2013) Depression, the secret we share.
https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_solomon_depression_the_secret_we_share?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - Swazey, Kelli. (April 2013) Life that doesn't end with death. (13:40) Ted.com
https://www.ted.com/talks/kelli_swazey_life_that_doesn_t_end_with_death?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare - TEDx Talks (Aug 8, 2012) Beyond Closure: Nancy Berns at TEDxDesMoines (17:24)
https://youtu.be/w0rCfXSdYPE?si=sFzWaQZUY7zkd8Hc - TEDx Talks (Jan 6, 2015) You’re still here -- Living after suicide | Amy Biancolli | TEDxAlbany (2:25)
https://youtu.be/R3FKQNSYoxw?si=2ksQyO5qeT1nzeI3 - TEDx Talks (Nov 15, 2012) The Adventure of Grief: Dr Geoff Warburton at TEDxBrighton (20:37)
https://youtu.be/juET61B1P98?si=Cl0fHr6sJJL0jqxH - TEDx Talks (Oct 9, 2014) Embracing death | Caleb Wilde | TEDxStGeorge (14:02)
https://youtu.be/5ejxTUxG2dw?si=36WVlbQ0JxqpUefu - Toolis, Kevin. (2018) “Why we need to face our mortality” (5:13)
https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/why-we-need-to-face-our-mortality/p065dm7f - TVBumpersCommercials (Jan 22, 2012) Sesame Street - Goodbye Mr. Hooper (5:57)
https://youtu.be/gxlj4Tk83xQ?si=Io2ixRlJyxVpUDxn
PodCasts and other Audio in Course
- Cross, Terry. (October 8, 2014) A Mortician Talks Openly About Death, And Wants You To, Too. (31:00) Fresh Air NPR
https://www.npr.org/2014/10/08/352765943/a-mortician-talks-openly-about-death-and-wants-you-to-too - Glass, Ira. (April 18, 1997) Business of Death (57:00) (audio/PodCast) This American Life
https://www.thisamericanlife.org/60/business-of-death - Joffe-Walt , Chana. (March 5, 2014) The Town Where Everyone Talks About Death (7:00)
https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/03/05/286126451/living-wills-are-the-talk-of-the-town-in-la-crosse-wis - Radiolab episode (Jan 15, 2013) The Bitter End (22:12)
http://www.wnycstudios.org/story/262588-bitter-end/
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