Ann Neumann

Ann Neumann is a visiting scholar at the Center for Religion and Media at New York University, where she is a contributing editor to the Revealer. Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, Bookworm, the Nation, and Guernica. The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America is her first book.

(A)theologies, Archive, Politics/Law, Science & Technology, Sexuality/Gender, Special Features, The CubitDecember 8, 2016

“Man of Steel” Brings Muscular Message to Oppose Right-to-Die Legislation

By Ann Neumann

Hanson is a tempting spokesperson for the anti-aid-in-dying movement because he represents its “traditional” family values, a nostalgic view of male independence and dominance within an idealized conception of nuclear families.

CultureApril 1, 2013

End-of-Life Lessons from The Walking Dead

By Ann Neumann

The living and the dead are sharing territory all the time, at Terri Schiavo’s bedside and in the post-apocalyptic South of The Walking Dead.

Politics/LawAugust 28, 2009

How End-of-Life Issues Are Being Used to Thwart Health Care Reform

By Ann Neumann

As they muster their forces against health care reform, Republican culture warriors and conservative media outlets stir fear of “deadly doctors” and “government-encouraged euthanasia”.

Politics/LawAugust 26, 2009

When Words Kill: A Health Care Glossary

By Ann Neumann

Euthanasia, end-of-life, death with dignity, assisted suicide: these mean entirely different things depending on whom you consult. The health care debates have enormously high stakes, and yet we don’t even agree on the terms.

Politics/LawAugust 10, 2009

The Resurrection of Terri Schiavo

By Ann Neumann

Opponents of health care reform have raised the specter of Terri Schiavo to mobilize “pro-life” activists and the elderly, but what they forget is that this case was a powerful instance of an unpopular government intervention in a family matter. They can’t have it both ways.