Dress, age and men
Dress, age and men – not subjects that have an obvious affinity. But I think they reveal important things about …
Category Archives: The Arts
Final reminder: Abstract deadline (24th January) for the 47th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology, Manchester, 4th – 6th July 2018
Present a paper, poster or symposium at the 47th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology in Manchester, UK, 4th …
BSG Conference 2017: Thoughts on the arts, care and dementia
A good conference can help you re-assess your own work. Perhaps not in an extreme way. Perhaps more as if …
Everyman Theatre’s ‘Do Not Go Gentle’
At Chapter Arts Centre on 17 May 2017 Louise Osborn facilitated an intense and rewarding three hour session addressing dementia.
This blog reflects on excerpts of the Do Not Go Gentle play performed by Everyman Theatre and which was combined with workshops and discussions with a group of attendees.
This blog explores three ideas: (1) the power of the arts to explore complicated social issues such as dementia; (2) understanding that generation groups experience society differently and (3) that we need to engage more deeply with the politics of care.
Imagining the Neighbourhood Event – Monday 27 March
This blog article is an account of an event sponsored by a BSG Small Grant and with support also from CADR. We enjoyed a late morning psychogeographical exploration of neighbourhoods on the western edge of Cardiff’s city centre and an afternoon discussing the practice of researching communities. One main message for the study of gerontology came through all elements of the day – whether it was a guided tour of Riverside from socially-engaged artist Rabab Ghazoul [pictured below left], the drawings of Marega Palser or the afternoon presentations from Sherman 5’s Guy O’Donnell, Kate Spiller from Swansea RIAH and Charles Musselwhite from Swansea CIA – namely that neighbourhood is fluid and that we can only build up a picture of what it means to age [and to have aged] in a given place by making efforts to tap into groups, spaces and shared narratives.
Imagining the Neighbourhood – Cardiff event on Monday 27 March
This blog article introduces a BSG-sponsored small event at Chapter Arts Centre on Monday 27 March which explores the lifecourse and stories of adjoining Cardiff neighbourhoods. The day combines research practice through a 90 minute facilitated walk in the morning with an afternoon that includes some presentations and a chance to debate.
Look lively: using objects to reflect a long life
At some point in our lives, we’ve probably all discussed the objects we would save if our house was on …
Mobility, Mood and Place – Conference Reflections
This blog article outlines my reflections on the conference held in Edinburgh (12 – 14 October) and how the proceedings …
Re-Imagining the Ageing Body with Alex Rotas
Image: Hildegund Buerkle, born 1934 Images can provide a powerful way to challenge the way we, as a society, perceive the …
‘Ageing: the bigger picture’ features in BBC News
British Society of Gerontology & Photocrowd are delighted that the BBC is featuring the winners of its recent photo competition, …
