Conference
Constructions of Death, Mourning, and Memory

patronized by the WAPACC Organization
to take place at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey

October 27-29, 2006

Call for Papers
Deadline: December 15, 2005

Papers 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.
For a list of sessions and instructions on how to submit paper proposals,
please visit our website at http://www.aurorajournal.org
<http://www.aurorajournal.org/>
(best if viewed with Internet Explorer) .
Abstracts for papers that do not fit into any of the topics addressed in the
sessions listed should be sent to both conference co-chairs who will
organize other sessions based on accepted submissions:

Lilian H. Zirpolo
c/o aurora
255 Glen Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
lzirpolooptonline.net

Joanna Gardner-Huggett
Art and Art History Department
DePaul University
1150 W. Fullerton Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-2204
jgardnerdepaul.edu

Conference abstracts and proceedings will be published.

The Woodcliff Lake Hilton is located approximately 15-20 miles from New York
City. It is nestled in picturesque wooded grounds, yet close to
restaurants, shopping, public transportation, art galleries, and museums.