Death has been alive and well in the world since the Fall of Man. Since that time, Death, the concept, the actual event, the figure, has permeated and haunted the human imagination.  From the cave paintings of Lascaux depicting hunting scenes to Death as narrator in Markus Zusak’s 2005 bestselling novel, The Book Thief, death has shown his face from prehistory to the current day. How do we then live with the knowledge of death? How are death, health and mortality entwined? Can we overcome death or must we instead make space for it within our daily living? To what extent is it the one answer to every deep question about life?  

Join us as we explore these questions and more, from historical approaches to dealing with death, to caring for the dying, and grieving with the aggrieved. In this 4-week module of Food for Thought, we’ll delve into this quintessential topic and explore it with the help of voices like Montaigne, Plato, Dorothy Day, Lydia Dugdale, Christian Wiman, Emily Dickinson, and more.  

Collegium Institute Food for Thought, Dinner & Conversation
Dinner & Reader provided.

Wednesdays | 2/19, 2/26, 3/18, 3/25 | 5:45 - 7:00 PM 

Harrison College House Seminar Room M20

RSVP here and also find the complete digital reader here.

DATE CHANGES:

Due to the coronavirus outbreak this module shifted to a online webinar format. The 3/18 session was cancelled, and the webinars took place on 3/25 and 4/1.