Introductions

Hi all in Anth 392! My name is Shannon and I'm a 3rd year anthropology major at UVIC. This was my first year at UVIC; I completed my first two years at Camosun. I'm originally from Manchester, England and plan to return home to complete my masters, although I'm still undecided about which route to take; archaeology vs cultural anthropology.
 
I am really exited by this course, although like many others I suppose, due to the nature of death in our culture I have often had quite an aversion to the topic. We are definitely distanced from death within our culture and for me the topic conjures slight fear. I hope to push myself past that and gain a new perspective and a different way of responding to the topic. I am really fascinated by what can be learnt about people's beliefs and worldviews by how they treated their dead in various places and times throughout history.