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HNSC 3314 Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement

Readings & Videos

Weekly Content

  1. Weekly lecture video
  2. New York Times article (2015) "A Racial Gap in Attitudes Toward Hospice Care"
  3. New York Times article (2019) "The Never-Ending Mistreatment of Black Patients"
  4. Quaran Speaks video (2014) "Islamic Way of Dealing with Death" (11:05)
  5. Film School Shorts video (2013) "Dia de los Muertos" (3:24)
  6. Kelli Swazey video (2013) "Life that doesn't end with death" (13:56)
  7. [OPTIONAL] Ira Byock (2008) "What is the consolation of faith in the face of death? (3:37)

Citation: Let the Quran Speak (Aug 19, 2014) Islamic Way of Dealing with Death | Dr. Shabir Ally (11:04) https://youtu.be/Fgyc3jiNlac?si=W92mJSDvllowUZtA


Citation: Film School Shorts (Apr 23, 2014) Dia de los Muertos | Film School Shorts (3:42) https://youtu.be/-v4-1wFEzM0?si=2A0pQtZ7LdJhfFci


Citation: 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

OPTIONAL VIDEO


Citation: 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/

Activities Due

  1. Longer Slack post (Sun)
  2. Two Slack replies (Wed)
  3. Session #5 Quiz on Blackboard (Wed)

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