The Sixth Edition of Dying and Death in 18th-21st century Europe, International Conference (ABDD06): Eastern and Western Ways of Death

On behalf of the Scientific and Organizing Committee, we are pleased to invite you to attend at the sixth edition of Dying and Death in 18th-21st Century Europe, International Conference (ABBDD06) to be held between 26th and 28th September 2013 at “1 Decembrie 1918” University of Alba Iulia, Romania.

The organizers of this conference are:

Alba County Council
“1 Decembrie 1918″ University of Alba Iulia, Romania
National Museum of Unification, Alba Iulia, Romania

Partners:

CNCS-UEFISCDI, Romania
Amurg. Romanian Cremation Association

Există Viață după Doliu Association
Romanian Association for Death Studies

The general topic of this conference edition is:

Eastern and Western Ways of Death

The main aim of this conference is to bring together anthropologists, historians, sociologists, psychologists, and physicians from all over the Europe and other countries and to attract original papers on topics including, but not limited to the following areas:

1. Humanistic Perspectives on Dying and Death (integrating in an interdisciplinary manner history, anthropology, art, philosophy, music, sociology);
2. New ritualisations of death in the 21st century;
3. Bereavement in post-modern society; End of life and palliative care;
4. Suicide, euthanasia and the law;
6. Bodily disposal: burial/ cremation;
7. Religion and the meaning of death.

Authors should submit an abstract before July the First, 2013 at the following addresses:

mrotar2000@yahoo.com and adriana.teodorescu@gmail.com

The costs of accommodation will be covered by the organizers (meals, hotel accommodation, official reception), except for the travel expenses that will have to be covered by the participants themselves.
The participation requires the payment of a 35 € per each accepted paper.

The conference fee can be paid here (after your paper will be accepted for presentation/publication):

Name of the account holder: Asociatia Cremationista Amurg

International Bank Account Number (IBAN) RO 07 BTRL 0630 4205 K646 06XX

Name of the bank: BANCA TRANSILVANIA HUNEDOARA

Bank Identification COD SWIFT (BIC): BTRL RO21 HD1

When paying report specific information: (obligatory!): Dying and Death Conference

Other information:

If your abstract proposal will be accepted for a presentation, please book your flights to Cluj-Napoca airport or Sibiu airport (these are the nearest airports to Alba Iulia).

Official website of the conference:

www.death-studies.ro