What Is death? All living things experience death, but humans are unique as we purposefully bury our dead, often with ceremony or ritual. Why Is there so much variation when it comes to the dead and how they are treated, celebrated, or feared? This course explores these questions from an anthropological perspective, speclflcally how we define death blologlcally and culturally and how this definition can and does change over time. 

*****Students who completed the undergraduate version of this course are not permitted to enroll in the graduate version. The graduate version includes expanded readings, assignments, and/or presentations.*****