Could you virtually present a ten minute paper on one of the following themes for Grave Matters?
The dates for the future sessions are:
Monday 27 June
Monday 3 October
Monday 14 November
All sessions run virtually from 6pm to 7pm GMT and include three presentations of ten minutes each. The themes are:
Hauntings:
We would welcome papers on the themes of, by no means limited to, any aspect of ‘hauntings’. This could include papers on:
- Ghosts, poltergeists and other supernatural activity
- Spiritualism, seances or any means of contacting the dead
- Haunted houses
- The haunted mind
- Hauntings in art, film, photography or theatre
- Literary hauntings
Conceptions of the Afterlife:
We would welcome papers on the themes of, but not limited to, any aspect of conceptions of the afterlife. This could include topics such as:
- Representations of Heaven, Paradise or the beatific vision
- Representations of Hell, Purgatory or infernal regions
- Representations of Limbo or in-between places
- Celestial/demoniac beings
- Representations of soul travel or Near Death Experiences
- Literary and/or artistic conceptions of the afterlife
Ceremonies of Death:
We are looking for presenters to talk about any aspect relating to the ceremonies of death.
This could include topics such as:
- last rites, funerals, cremation
- wakes, mourning rituals, laying out the dead,
- burial, prayers for the dead
- Ars moriendi or a ‘good death’ rituals
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Email us at gravemattersgroup@gmail.com with a few sentences on the topic of your choice and the sessions which you are available. Grave matters is a friendly and informal interdisciplinary group so whether you are a hugely experienced academic, a passionate amateur or a postgraduate student sharing your research for the first time we will be a supportive audience.
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