One of my fellow grad students here @ IU did her Masters thesis on funeary 
fashion & has taught an undergrad course called "Dressing the Dead".  I have 
forwarded your e-mail to her as she would probably be very interested. 

Quoting Jon Austin <[log in to unmask]>:

> Greetings Fellow Listers,
>  
> Our curator and I are trying to determine whether sufficient interest
> exists to host a symposium on the many subjects related to death, grief,
> interment, and mourning.  We would like to bring together those in the
> funeral profession, collections managers, sociologists, psychologists,
> and academics who share an interest in the historical aspects of
> celebrating death in America from the Colonial period to the present.
> Ideally, we envision a two-day format with concurrent sessions, a
> keynote address, and possibly an exhibit hall for publishers.  Given
> current projects and the planning that we must invest, a symposium such
> as this can't be scheduled before 2006.
>  
> Those who might be interested in either presenting or attending the
> event to be hosted tentatively in Springfield, IL, are invited to
> contact me off-list to express interest at [log in to unmask]   A
> formal Call for Papers will be posted if we can determine that
> sufficient interest exists. 
>  
> Jon N. Austin, Director
> Museum of Funeral Customs
> 1440 Monument Avenue
> Springfield, Illinois   62702
>  
> www.funeralmuseum.org
>  
> The Museum opened in April 2001 and is operated by the Illinois Funeral
> Directors Association and the Illinois Funeral Service Foundation, a 501
> c 3 educational organization.
>  
> 
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-- 
Stephanie E. Santos
Graduate Student
Dept. of Anthropology
African Studies Program
Indiana University
Bloomington IN 47405
USA

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