Author Ann Neumann to Speak at Concordia College about Her Book 'The Good Death' May 24
By Holly Magnani, Web and Media Relations Manager, Concordia College
May 11, 2016: Esteemed journalist and author Ann Neumann will discuss her recently released book, The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America, on Tuesday, May 24, at 3:00 pm in the Donald A. Krenz Academic Center (Pietruski Auditorium) on the Concordia College campus.
The event is co-sponsored by the Concordia College Division of Nursing and Westchester End-of-Life Coalition/Live with Care.
The Good Death explores the question “If a good death exists, what does it look like?” This subject lies at the heart of Neumann’s journey along the ultimate borderland of American life: American death.
From church basements to hospital wards to prison cells, Neumann charts the social, political, religious, and medical landscape to explore how we die today. The Good Death weaves personal accounts with a historical exploration of the movements and developments that have changed the ways we experience death.
“We look forward to welcoming Ms. Neumann to campus and engaging in enriching and inspiring dialogue on this crucial topic. Nurses support patients and their families to promote the quality of life as they experience the death process,” said Dr. Karen Bourgeois, assistant professor of nursing at Concordia College. “Our students have been working with Westchester End-of-Life Coalition for the past three years to improve the end-of-life experience for patients and families in all communities.”
Neumann is a visiting scholar at The Center for Religion and Media at New York University and a contributing editor to the center's publication, The Revealer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Bookforum, the Los Angeles Times, the Baffler, the New York Law Review, Atlantic, the Nation, the Guardian, and Guernica, where she is a contributing nonfiction editor.
This event is free and open to the public. For reservations, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Book sales and signing will immediately follow the presentation.
For further information, please contact Joyce Kennedy, director of community relations at Concordia College, at 914-337-9300, ext. 2195.
Pictured here: Author Ann Neumann.
Photo courtesy Holly Magnani, Web and Media Relations Manager, Concordia College
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