Greetings from Utrecht, the Netherlands,

Dear Ivan,
I would like it very much to present an paper about my subject 'Poor people
can't die. Funerary culture and marginalisation in Argentina', but the big
problem is funding. Since my university is cutting down costs and my PhD
contract has ended, I wonder if there are any travel grants available I
could apply for?
Thank you very much and success!

Sonja Leferink

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> Van:  Emke, Ivan [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Verzonden:    maandag 2 december 2002 16:50
> Aan:  [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp:    Canadian conference session
>
> Greetings from the New World:
>
> In June of 2003, as a part of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology
> Association's annual conference, I am organizing a session on the Social
> and Cultural Aspects of Death and Dying.  The conference will be held in
> Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.  More information about the conference is
> available at: <http://alcor.concordia.ca/~csaa1/callforPapers2003.html>
>
> A description of the session on death and dying is as follows:
>
> Social and Cultural Aspects of Death and Dying
>
> It has been stated that death is admirably democratic: there is only one
> per person, but every person is sure to get one.  Beyond this assurance,
> it goes without saying that the crossing over from life to death is a
> centrally important moment in our own lives. Furthermore, how we
> anticipate, acknowledge, cope with and remember the deaths of those around
> us is of great social and cultural significance.  This session will focus
> on how human societies deal with the social ruptures which are caused by
> death. The papers can cover a wide range of research areas, including the
> representations of death in our culture, rituals of remembrance, issues
> related to hospice care, trends in funeral and memorial practices,
> historical or cross-cultural studies of death and dying, the analysis of
> professional groups who work with the dying or the dead, as well as other
> cognate topics.
>
> If anyone on the list is interested in proposing a paper, please contact
> me at the address below.  Feel free to disseminate this message as widely
> as you wish.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ivan Emke
> Associate Professor
> Social/Cultural Studies
> Sir Wilfred Grenfell College
> Memorial University of Newfoundland
> Corner Brook, NL
> A2H 6P9  Canada
>
> 709-637-6200, ext. 6322
> Fax: 709-639-8125
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