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HNSC 3314 Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement

Readings & Videos

Weekly Content

  1. Weekly lecture video
  2. Andrew Solomon (2013) "Depression, the secret we share" (29:22)
  3. Kevin Briggs (2014) “The bridge between suicide and life (14:13)
  4. JD Schramm (2011) "Break the silence for suicide survivors" (4:15)
  5. Mark Henick (2013) "Why we choose suicide" (15:26)


Citation: 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

Citation: Briggs, Kevin. (March 2014) The bridge between suicide and life |TED2014https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_briggs_the_bridge_between_suicide_and_life?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare


Citation: 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


Citation: 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

Activities Due

  1. Longer Slack post (Sun) 
  2. Two Slack replies (Wed)
  3. Session #14 Quiz on Blackboard (Wed)
  4. Assignment #5 Death-Related Activity Report submitted on Slack (15 pts)