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HNSC 3314 Human Encounters with Death and Bereavement

Readings & Videos

Weekly Content

  1. Weekly lecture video
  2. BJ Miller (2015): "How to Prepare for a Good Death"
  3. National Geo. (2016) “Phyllis B. Andrews” (6:06)
  4. Judy MacDonald Johnston (2013) "Prepare for a good end of life" (6:04)
  5. RSA Shorts (2013) “Brené Brown on Empathy” (2:54)
  6. Kathryn Mannix (2018) “Dying is not as bad as you think” (3:49)

Citation: 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
Citation: 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


Citation: RSA (Royal Society for Arts) (Dec 10, 2013) Brené Brown on Empathy. https://youtu.be/1Evwgu369Jw?si=9D_vg7VUY-NkkzwR

Activities Due

  1. Longer Slack post (Sun)
  2. Two Slack replies (Wed)
  3. Session #6 Quiz on Blackboard (Wed)
  4. Assignment #2 Obituary Exercise submitted on Slack (5 pts)

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