Overview
Lecturer
Marius Rotar
Seminar tutor
Marius Rotar
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
Romanian
Erasmus language
English
Domain
History - Masters
Field of study
Regional Identities in Central Eastern Europe
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
Lecture, debate, presentation
Entry requirements
nothing special
Aims
the development of the students' historical background
familiarizing students with death studies issues
Respect for idea of tolerance
Course contents
1. History (as a science) and Death
2. Death as an Object of Historical Research
3. Romanian Historiography on Death
4. The Death System
5. Philippe Ariès and His Model on the Evolution of Attitudes Toward Death
6. The Taboo of Death Today
7. The Dying Process and the Event of Death
8. The Medicalization of Death
9. Suicide, Capital Punishment
10. Cemeteries and Their Evolution
11. The Issue of Cremation
12. Secular Funerals
13. The American Way of Death
14. Representations of Death in Literature
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is the familizarization of the students with the death studies.
Assessment
Oral exam 70%, essay 30%
Recommended reading
La Mort et Occident de 1300 à nos jours
Michel Vovelle
Gallimard, Paris, 1983 · 1-600
Eternitate prin Cenusa
Rotar Marius
Institutul European, Iasi, 2011 · 1-646
Tratat asupra mortii
Vladimir Jankelevitch
Amarcord, Timisoara, 1999 · 1-600
Omul in fata mortii
Philippe Aries
Meridiane, Bucuresti, 1996 · 1-700
Death, Ritual and Belief
Douglas Davies
Continuum, New York, 2002 · 1-300
The Revival of Death
Tony Walter
Routledge, London, 1994 · 1-400