Presentations are invited from people researching Scottish deathways from any disciplinary or theoretical perspective, and from anywhere in the world. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Death, grief and mourning
• Burial and cremation
• Violent death including war
• Plague pestilence and famine
• Death poverty, age, gender and status
• Death in literature and the visual arts
• Death and identity
• Folklore, custom and rituals
• Legal and medical aspects of death
• Theology, liturgy and funeral ministry
• Architecture, landscape and monuments

Proposed titles, together with abstracts of no more than 200 words and the names of the presenting author and any co-authors, should be sent no later than Sunday 12 January 2025. We hope to send decisions on acceptance by Friday 24 January 2025.

You will be asked to indicate whether your abstract should be considered for presentation as (a) a 20 minute research paper, (b) a 5 minute presentation of work in progress or area of research interest (with or without an accompanying poster), or (c) either.