From an email:We are pleased to announce that the University of Bath will be hosting the 7th International Conference on the Social Context of Death Dying and Disposal from 15-18th September 2005.
The conference covers all social aspects of death, dying and loss. It is a multi-disciplinary residential conference for anthropologists, archaeologists, art and architectural historians, artists, bereavement counsellors, cultural geographers, deathwork practitioners, historians, literary theorists, medical and health practitioners, palliative care workers, philosophers, psychologists, students of religion, social policy analysts, sociologists and those in the legal professions.
Plenary speakers will be Robert Kastenbaum (University of Arizona, USA); Tony Walter (University of Reading, UK); and Nigel Hartley (St Christopher’s Hospice, UK).
This international conference will be held in the World Heritage city of Bath. A social programme is planned including an evening wine reception in the flood-lit Roman Baths.
300 word abstracts for conference papers are invited on any subject pertinent to the social context of death, dying and disposal. Proposals for posters and work-in-progress sessions are also welcome. These should be sent, by 1st March, to the organisers at the mailing or email address below.
Further details of costs and booking information are available on the website at: http://ddd7.bath.ac.uk or by contacting the organisers: ddd7@bath.ac.uk ; +44 (0)1225 386852
Address for abstracts: Dr Glennys Howarth, Dept of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom. ( +44 (0) 1225 386852) Email: ddd7@bath.ac.uk