| Title: | Death, Burial and the Afterlife seminar series |
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 February 2009 |
| Time: | 5.30pm |
| Organiser: | UCD College of Arts & Celtic Studies |
| Location: | UCD Newman Building. Lecture Theatre P |
| Audience: | All Welcome |
Death, Burial and the Afterlife seminar series
The seminar series 'Death, Burial and the Afterlife' (organized by the research strand of the same name) focuses on the the role death has played in past and present societies, present results of recent research and show the many ways in which it has been approached by different disciplines. The seminars are presented on the last Wednesday of the month during term time, stretching from January 2009 until April 2010. Today's speaker will be Professor Gabriel Cooney (UCD School of Archaeology).
The seminars will be presented on the last Wednesday of the month during term time, stretching from January 2009 until April 2010. Future seminars will include:
- Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Professor Gabriel Cooney (UCD School of Archaeology http://www.ucd.ie/archaeology/index.html )
“Death and the Ancestors in Irish Prehistory”
- Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Dr Philip Cottrell (UCD School of Art History & Cultural Policy http://www.ucd.ie/arthistory/index.html )
“‘John Donne, Undone, Redone’ – John Donne’s Memorial Monument in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London”
- Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Dr Pádraic Conway (UCD Vice-President for University Relations & Director of the UCD International Centre for Newman Studies)
“Empty Tombs and Apparitions: A Reflection on the Theological Significance of the Exhumation of the Remains of John Henry Newman”
