i'm on the bill for this, looks to be a very interesting event : )
dave e
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From: David Green <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] CFP: Folklore Studies / Death
> Call for papers
>
> Death in Legend and Tradition: The Fifth Legendary Weekend of
> The Folklore Society
>
> Brompton Cemetery, London SW10
>
> 4-5 September 2010
>
> We'd like to hear from anyone who can attend and present a paper
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> folklorists,
> undertakers, storytellers, clergy, singers, mediums, anthropologists,
> vampires
> and historians.
> In the silent city of the dead we will be celebrating the
> fascination, fantasies and fears that surround the one experience we
> must all share. Cultural responses to www.bath.ac.uk/cdas [log in to unmask]
> CDAS is supported by the National Association of Funeral Directors
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> the Grim Reaper take a thousand forms, from the dignity of funerary
> monuments
> to the carnival Day of the Dead, from the shame of gibbeting to the
> glories of
> wonder-working relics. Our maps go beyond this world to Brig [WINDOWS-1252?]o’
> Dread, Mount Purgatory and the Summerlands. Banshees and sin-eaters,
> omens and tombstones, grave humour and near-death experiences are
> all part of the lore with which we face those sightless eyes,
> weaving our [WINDOWS-1252?]maidens’ garlands and forging our mourning
rings. Death
> may kill us off as individuals, but through the endless transmission
> of song and story we make death live. Presentations, which should be
> 20 minutes long, can take the form of talks, performances, or DVD.
> The main event will take place on Saturday with additional material
> including a cemetery tour on Sunday. If you would like to attend or
> to present a paper or performance, please contact:
>
> Jeremy Harte
> Bourne Hall
> Spring Street
> Ewell
> Surrey KT17 1UF
> 020 8394 1734
>
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