Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0344248

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0344248

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

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.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2003

End Date: 31-12-2005

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $170,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Historical Studies | History: Australian | History: British

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Health related to ageing |

Other Keywords

Health related to ageing | Historical Studies | History: Australian | History: British | Understanding Australia'S Past | Understanding the Pasts of Other Societies

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