Talk of the Week – The Death Awareness Movement, taboo, and the “right to know” in twentieth-century Britain and the US
Week 4 already?!? This week, The Blue’s top talk is ‘The Death Awareness Movement, taboo, and the “right to know” in twentieth-century Britain and the US’, in the Maison Française d’Oxford on Monday 16th May at 16:00. With no booking required, simply turn up on the day to hear Andrew Seaton discuss the development of the “death awareness movement” over the twentieth century, focussing on why discussions about death were historically hushed and how this has changed over time.
Andrew Seaton is a political and social historian, who is currently writing a book about the history of the NHS and its contemporary cultural significance. A Junior Research Fellow at St Anne’s, he received his PhD from NYU in 2021 and specialises in the history of science, medicine, and the environment. He has written for top media outlets such as the Oxford University Press, Al-Jazeera, and the UK Government’s “History of Government” site.
Other talks and events going on in Oxford in week four include:
- Dr Marnie Howlett speaking on ‘Nation-Building in the Borderlands of a Borderland: a Cartographical Examination of the Russia-Ukraine War’, in Manor Road Building (Tuesday 17th May, 13:00). (also available on Teams)
- One for aspiring journalists: Jazmin Acuña will be giving ‘Lessons in visual journalism from Paraguay’s El Surtidor’ over Zoom on Wednesday 18th May, 13:00
- And focussing on the environment, Dr Gustavo de L.T. Oliveira will question ‘Should we focus on making soy supply chains more transparent and sustainable? A political ecology critique of neo-Malthusianism and Eco-Modernization Theory’ (Friday 20th May, 17:00 via Zoom)