I would say definitely yes. But. Is there some way to include more
health care providers in the mix? The American Medical Student
Association has, for instance, an entire interest grop and listserv
dedicated to topics related to death and dying, and that is only one
example of the interest that these professionals have in the topic.
Their interest is not always historical but there is always a subset of
physicians who try to understand current medical issues and challenges
through historical analysis.
Nina
Nina Stoyan-Rosenzweig
Education Coordinator and Archivist, J.H. Miller Health Science Center
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of History
Office of the Vice President for Health Affairs
Box 100014
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610
(352)846-1360
archive.health.ufl.edu
medinfo.ufl.edu/~medhum
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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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Dept. of Anthropology
African Studies Program
Indiana University
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