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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

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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.