CALL FOR PAPERS
Creating identities: funeral monuments and public memorials in Europe

Contributions are welcomed from scholars in all disciplines to a conference
that aims to bring together researchers investigating the role of funeral
monuments and public memorials in the creation of collective identities.

The papers will explore the importance of all elements of the memorials,
analyzing not only the iconography, but also the location, material, artist
and style, as well as the values spread via the content, language and style
of the inscription. This holistic appraisal seeks to answer how images were
projected by the group; in what ways memorials were used in this image
promotion; and what this image tells us about the self-understanding of the
group.

The conference will be held at the Museum for Sepulchral Culture, Kassel,
Germany, from 31 October to 2 November 2003.

The deadline for the submission of one-page proposals is 31 March 2003.
Proposals should be sent to Dr Stefanie Knoell, email: sknoell@gmx.net.