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Finale provinciale de Étoile des aînés, le 16 octobre 2013

Un changement de lieu. C’est à l’Étoile Banque Nationale du Quartier Dix30 que nous avons assisté à la finale de Étoile des aînés, le mercredi 16 octobre.  N’ayant pas bien fait nos devoirs, nous nous sommes d’abord présentées au Théâtre Desjardins du Cégep André-Laurendeau, à LaSalle, où s’est tenu l’événement au cours des années précédentes.  […]

Dr. Line Grenier gives a public lecture on “Senior Stars”

Dr. Line Grenier gave a public lecture on October 23rd as part of the Music, Media & Culture series at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. Her talk was titled “Moments of Music in Action: Exploring the Effectivity of Québec’s Étoile des Aînés/Senior Stars.” More information about the “Senior Stars” project is available here.

Dr. Line Grenier gives a public lecture on "Senior Stars"

Dr. Line Grenier gave a public lecture on October 23rd as part of the Music, Media & Culture series at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. Her talk was titled “Moments of Music in Action: Exploring the Effectivity of Québec’s Étoile des Aînés/Senior Stars.” More information about the “Senior Stars” project is available here.

Call for Papers: Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism

The Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism (SCOS) is holding a conference titled Sport, Play and Game in Utrecht in the Netherlands, from July 10-14 2014. One of the topics discussed during this conference will be silver gaming. Eugene Loos, a member of A-C-M, is part of the organizing committee of the conference. Abstracts should be […]

Dr. Kim Sawchuk publishes article on RECAA and digital technologies

Dr. Kim Sawchuk’s new article appears in a special issue on the theme of “Mediatization and cultural change” in the journal MedieKultur. The piece is titled “Tactical mediatization and activist ageing: pressures, push-backs, and the story of RECAA”, and discusses the integration of digital media technologies and practices into the Montreal-based activist group Respecting Elders: Communities […]

Call for Papers: Meaning and Culture(s): Exploring the Life Course

The European Network in Aging Studies is organizing its 8th International Conference on Cultural Gerontology. It will be held from April 10 to 13 2014 at the National University of Ireland in Galway. The conference, titled “Meaning and Culture(s): Exploring the Life Course,” will provide a forum to present and discuss research on the process […]

Dr. Line Grenier and Dr. Kim Sawchuk Presenting at the Canadian Communication Association Conference

ACM directors Dr. Line Grenier and Dr. Kim Sawchuk will be presenting papers at the annual conference for the Canadian Communication Association (CCA), which will be held from June 5th to 7th in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Their papers will be featured as part of two panels organized on the topic of ageing at the […]