Constructions of Death, Mourning, and Memory
Conference
patronized by the WAPACC Organization
to take place at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
October 27-29, 2006
Sessions are sought on any aspect of death and dying as represented in art. Topics may include the commemoration of the dead, death as a result of war, the plague, old age and preparation for death, martyrdoms, suicide, human sacrifice, triumph over death, apotheoses, or the pursuit of immortality. At the moment, we are only calling for sessions. Ideally, sessions should include four speakers, or three speakers and a discussant. Session submissions should be sent to both conference co-chairs:
Lilian H. Zirpolo Joanna Gardner-Huggett
c/o aurora Art and Art History Department
255 Glen Road DePaul University
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 1150 W. Fullerton Ave.
[log in to unmask] Chicago, IL 60614-2204
Session submission deadline: July 31, 2005.
(We will initiate a call for individual papers in August)
The Woodcliff Lake Hilton is approximately 20 miles from New York City, conveniently located near restaurants, shopping, and cultural venues, and easily accessed from Newark International Airport.