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。死亡、丧亲之痛和衰老降临到我们每个人身上，但在20世纪的澳大利亚和英国，它们的历史却被忽视了。我的目标是就这个至关重要的主题写两本内容丰富的书和几篇文章，解释在1918年之后，情感和表达性的死亡实践和态度如何以及为什么经常转变为对死亡的沉默，几乎没有仪式和私人的悲伤。这个比较项目对我们理解医学、战争、宗教和家庭的历史，以及对当前问题（如安乐死、自杀、老年护理、癌症和姑息治疗）的政策影响具有重要意义。

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