Recent events
ACT and CREGÉS Give Talk about Sandra’s Keys
Supporting World Eld...
ACT panel at the Gerontological Society of America
ACT members Stephen ...
Lunch-and-learn on ageing and activism
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Mundane Media Moments: Ageing, The Ordinary, and Everyday Life
On Wednesday June 26 ACT and the Socio-gerontology Network…
ACT Student Event at Concordia: June 11th
/0 Comments/in Events /by Kendra BesangerIf you’re a student interested in learning more about ACT, be sure to check out this event on Saturday, June 11th.
Aging Activisms Media Capsules Workshop: a snapshot
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerThis month’s InFocus piece captures some of the great moments of last weekend’s Aging Activisms Media Capsules Workshop, a collaboration between Trent University and Concordia University.
Shifting Perspectives in the Context of Ageing, Communication, and Technologies at Graz International Summer School Seggau
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerEvery year in July, more than 80 students and 10 professors from over 30 countries meet at the Graz International Summer School Seggau (GUSEGG) in Southern Styria, Austria to discuss global developments and challenges in areas such as society, politics, economics, religion, and culture. As in previous years, students from all over the globe will participate in the summer school and ACT will award a number of ACT-affiliated students with scholarships to participate in the Ageing Studies Workshop – one of seven thematic afternoon workshops at GUSEGG.
ACT Speaker Series: Barbara Ratzenböck, “Talking and Walking Together in the Home: Painting a Fuller Picture of Older Women’s Media Experiences”
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerRECAA receives funding for Food Forums project
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Activist Ageing, Events /by Kendra BesangerRECAA (Respecting Elders, Communities Against Abuse) has recently received funding from New Horizons Seniors for an exciting new project called “Food Forums: Recipes for Interaction, Inclusion and Social Engagement.”
OWL Podcast Series Launch
/0 Comments/in Media, OWL, Pictures /by ACTBringing Activism to the Airwaves: Older Women Live goes live this month.
/0 Comments/in In focus, OWL /by Kendra BesangerWhat happens when you introduce a 70 (ish) year old community radio host to a 25 (ish) year old sound artist and ask them to organize ten years worth of community radio interviews?
Call for student applications: GUSEGG
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, CFP, Events /by Kendra BesangerACT is co-sponsoring a module on ageing, this time titled Aging, Communication, Technologies, and will fund up to five graduate students to attend the school. This year, ACT researchers Stephen Katz, Line Grenier and Kim Sawchuk will teach at the school. You can learn more about the GUSEGG here. More information about ACT’s involvement in the […]