THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT IN AUSTRALIA AND ENGLAND, 1914-1980

1914-1980 年澳大利亚和英国死亡和丧亲的社会和文化史

• 批准号: DP0344248
• 负责人: Prof Pat Jalland
• 金额: $ 11.85万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2003-01-01 至 2005-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0344248
• 关键词: SOCIAL; CULTURAL; HISTORY; DEATH; BEREAVEMENT

Death, bereavement and old age come to us all, but their history has been neglected for twentieth century Australia and England. I aim to write two substantial books and several articles on this vitally important subject, explaining how and why emotional and expressive death practices and attitudes were often transformed after 1918 into a silence about death, with minimal ritual and privatised grief. This comparative project has crucial outcomes for our understanding of the histories of medicine, war, religion and the family, as well as policy implications for current issues such as euthanasia, suicide, aged care, cancer and palliative care.

死亡、丧亲之痛和年老是我们每个人都会遇到的，但在二十世纪的澳大利亚和英国，它们的历史却被忽视了。我打算就这个至关重要的主题写两本充实的书和几篇文章，解释情感和表达性的死亡实践和态度如何以及为什么在1918年之后经常转变为对死亡的沉默，最小化仪式和私人悲伤。这个比较项目对我们理解医学，战争，宗教和家庭的历史以及对安乐死，自杀，老年护理，癌症和姑息治疗等当前问题的政策影响具有重要意义。