Recent events
ACT and CREGÉS Give Talk about Sandra’s Keys
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ACT panel at the Gerontological Society of America
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Lunch-and-learn on ageing and activism
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Weaving Memories: Cercle de Fermières, Age and Looms – happening March 16, 2018
/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerJoin us for our first “Lunch & Learn” on Friday, March 16. ACT RA, Nora T. Lamontagne will present her research about the “crafters” of le Cercle de Fermières. Ingrained in tradition and rurality, crafters of le Cercle de Fermières have been gathering together for over a hundred years to do needlework and textile art. What […]
Older women and the Oscars: pay gaps, dress codes, and face lifts.
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerAt this time of the year when the Motion Picture Academy Awards, usually known as the Oscars, help Hollywood define and celebrate the year’s best movies, acting performances and technical artistry, the glitz and glamour of the red carpet places stars at the centre of attention.
Josephine Dolan releases “Contemporary Cinema and ‘Old Age’: Gender and the Silvering of Stardom”
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineACT co-applicant Josephine Dolan has just released a new book titled Contemporary Cinema and ‘Old Age’: Gender and the Silvering of Stardom. This book examines cinema at the intersection of gender, ageing, celebrity and genre studies. It takes its cue from the dual meanings of ‘silvering’ – economics and ageing – and explores shifting […]
Montreal’s “Age friendly city” consultation excludes seniors: An open letter to the Mayor
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineGlobal Learning at GUSEGG
/in In focus /by Kendra BesangerGUSEGG brings students together for two weeks to collaborate across a range of disciplines – from economics and media studies to ageing studies and religion – while developing and sharpening a variety of academic practices and skills, including public speaking, critical academic writing, reading, interviewing, and producing media. Applications for the summer school and for ACT funding are now open!
Call for student applications: GUSEGG 2018
/in ACT Scroll, Graz Summer School Seggau, News, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineACT Student Bursaries: Deadline Extended
/in ACT Scroll, News, Uncategorized /by Kendra BesangerThe ACT Student Bursaries are awarded to students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs in ACT partner universities, and who are conducting research on the intersections of ageing, communication and technologies as part of their thesis project. ACT will award up to four competitive bursaries per year; two for doctoral students ($2,000 CAD each) and […]
Transgenerational research on environmental relationships and aging: A new annotated bibliography
/in ACT Scroll, News, Project updates, Transgenerational Research on Environmental Relationships and Aging /by Constance LafontaineSonja Pöllänen and Helmi Järviluoma have recently compiled and released a new annotated bibliography on the topic of transgenerational research on environmental relationships and aging. Completed as part of an ACT-funded project, this bibliography brings together recent studies published between 2003 and 2015 concerning intergenerational relations and aging with specific emphasis on environmental relationships. The authors aim for […]