About the event
On the 23rd of May 2025, the 26th Cemeteries Colloquium will take place as a live meeting in York, United Kingdom.
The Colloquium, organized by the Cemetery Research Group (CRG), has developed into an essential forum for the discussion of new and emerging cemetery scholarship and is multi-disciplinary, accepting papers from across the humanities and social sciences. The event has a strong emphasis on discussion, and its international and interdisciplinary nature makes the meeting particularly thought-provoking.
Call for papers
Anyone who would like to participate is invited to submit their presentation abstract of no more than 250 words by using the submission portal at the Cemetery Research Group website.
The deadline for abstract submission is 2nd May 2025.
For any additional questions please contact Dr Julie Rugg at julie.rugg@york.ac.uk.
Note: In addition to the in-person meeting in May, the Cemetery Research Group will also host a second, entirely online event in November. A separate call for papers for this event will be issued later this year.
Updates and publications
The Cemetery Research Group bibliography has been updated with new material from 2024, including additional references to older sources.
Routledge has also released the latest edition in the Routledge International Focus on Death and Funeral Practices series. Listen to Hannah Gould discuss Death and Funeral Practices in Japan on the New Books Network podcast.
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