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Call for PapersCorpses in Society: Human Remains in post-Genocide and Mass ViolenceContexts3nd Annual &#38; International Conference of the Research Programme CORPSES OFMASS VIOLENCE AND GENOCIDE(http://www.corpsesofmassviolence.eu)Conference to be held at the University of Manchester, UK, on 8 - 10September 2014Organisers: Elisabeth Anstett (IRIS, France) and Jean-Marc Dreyfus(University of Manchester, UK)Following a first conference in September 2012 focusing on the treatment ofcorpses by the perpetrator in mass crime settings, and a second conferencein 2013 exploring the search for and identification of victims' bodies,this third annual conference from the research programme "Corpses of massviolence and genocide" aims to address the place given to the remains ofvictims in post- genocide and mass violence contexts.While issues concerning the treatment and curation of humanremains have attracted much interest over recent decades in museums andacademic institutions when dealing with identified or unidentified humanskeletal collections, they have virtually raised no attention in the fieldof genocide and mass violence studies. In these cases it is seldomdocumented how the bodily remains of victims resulting from extreme eventsare commemorated in their various ways. Frequently publically displayed, asin Cambodia or Rwanda today, these remains raise a number of questionsregarding their legal, ethical and technical uses. When, how and why arebodies (re-)buried or exhibited and what is their effect, either desired orunintended, on various political, cultural or religious practices such aspilgrimages, rituals and thanato-tourism?The organisers are calling for papers dealing with thetreatment of human remains in the context of mass crime aftermaths. Theconference will focus on the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and dealwith any geographical location, opening new avenues of research into thepeace building processes that follow these mass atrocities.A range of themes and approaches are expected to be dealtwith and the conference organisers would particularly welcome papersdealing with the following aspects:*             Technical issues: How, by whom and for what purposes are thehuman remains of mass violence's victims dealt with in peace-time?*             Legal issues: What is the legal status given to victims'human remains in post-mass violence contexts? What laws apply to the oftencomplicated chain of custody for the bodies of victims, and who takesresponsibility for them? Who becomes, if anyone, the legal representativeof the dead and of the rights of the dead to their image?*             Ethical issues: What questions relating to intimacy should beconsidered when dealing with human remains? How should we consider the waysin which issues of confiscation, concealment or the destruction of bodiesand body parts in mass crime impact on transitional processes for the sakeof commemoration or, for example, in judicial procedures?Proposals must be no longer than 1500 words, accompanied bya detailed biography and should be sent either in French or in English by 28March 2014 to the following email: l.radford(at)corpsesofmassviolence.euNotification of proposals' acceptance will be sent around 25April 2014. Final papers should be sent no later than 1 September 2014 tobe included in the publication resulting from the conference withManchester University Press. Funds are available to cover some of thetransport or accommodation costs for delegates delivering papers. Theconference will be conducted in English, with translations available.