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"Pain and Death: Politics, Aesthetics and Legalities"
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"Pain and Death: Politics, Aesthetics and Legalities"
Location: Australia

Pain & Death: Politics, Aesthetics and Legalities
Thursday 8, Friday 9 and Saturday 10 December 2005
The Centre for Cross-Cultural Research
Old Canberra House
Australian National University

The war on terror and its representations have ignited interest in pain and
death across a wide range of disciplines as well as in the visual arts, music,
poetry, dance and theatre. This conference brings together scholars, artists and
activists to explore the politics, legalities and representation of state
sanctioned violence.

Audience disciplines and media: criminology, political science, law, history,
literature, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, linguistics,
journalism and philosophy. Visual arts, music, poetry, dance, and theatre.

To register online go to:
http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/painanddeath/index.php

Associated with the conference is a public lecture by the Nigerian-born human
rights activist Dr. Owens Wiwa, brother of writer and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, on
the tenth anniversary of Saro-Wiwa's execution.

Dr Carolyn Strange
Centre for Cross-Cultural Research
Australian National University

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Email: carolyn.strange@anu.edu.au

Visit the website at http://www.anu.edu.au/culture/painanddeath/index.php