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May
23
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May
23
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Education :: Discussion
"People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present"
5:30 PM (America/Denver)
Missoula Public Library
"People Love Dead Jews: Reports from a Haunted Present" Description:
In the wake of a devastating epidemic, we need more than ever to gather for community discussion about a topic that is difficult, but essential to living a full life.

Throughout 2022, we will hold events each month featuring UM professors in the humanities who will share their expertise with the wider community. Professors in a range of disciplines will present short lectures on topics designed to generate discussion, including death rituals and beliefs around the world (African, Hindu, Irish, Middle Eastern); death experiences from past time periods, shifting attitudes about death and dying in cultural practices like funerals, cremation, and end-of-life experiences, and new movements to de-stigmatize discussions of death.

We aim to generate elevated and affirmative discussion that builds community through public engagement with a challenging topic during challenging times. Missoula Public Library also encourages library patrons to suggest topics related to this series that they’d like to explore in future sessions. Most events take place on Monday evenings and are located in the library’s Cooper Room (Level Four).
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Age Group: All Ages
Venue: Missoula Public Library
Address: 455 East Main St. Missoula, MT 59802
Phone: (406) 721-2665

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