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Mundane Media Moments: Ageing, The Ordinary, and Everyday Life
On Wednesday June 26 ACT and the Socio-gerontology Network…
ACT at the National Women’s Studies Association Conference
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, Lost cats, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineJoin us later this week, as several members of ACT present at the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) Conference as part of panels organized by NWSA’s Caucus on Ageing and Ageism. The conference is being held from November 10th to 13th at the Palais des congrès de Montréal. The full conference program is available here. PANEL […]
Postdoctoral fellowship/s: Human-Computer Interaction and older people
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, CFP, News /by Constance LafontaineThe Interactive Technologies Group (http://gti.upf.edu/) at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF, Barcelona) is looking for and willing to support excellent postdoctoral Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researchers who are interested in applying for a Beatriu de Pinós (BP) 2016 fellowship so as to conduct a two-year postdoc in the area of HCI and Ageing at a top Spanish […]
Barbara Crow to speak at Inaugural Monday Night Seminar on “The New Shape of Things: Big Data, Big Stories”
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Constance LafontaineBarbara Crow, co-applicant in ACT, Dean and AVP Graduate in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at York University will be a speaker at this year’s Inaugural Monday Night Seminar organized by the McLuhan Centre for Culture & Technology and the Faculty of Information (iSchool) at the University of Toronto. This […]
Update from the Annual ACT Meeting
/0 Comments/in In focus /by Constance LafontaineFrom October 14 to 16, 2016, the third annual ACT meeting took place in Castelldefels, Catalonia, Spain. This year, it was the ACT partner IN3 at the Open University of Catalonia (OUC) that welcomed the ACT team. Some 35 ACT members, including co-applicants, collaborators, community members and students, travelled from North and South America, Europe and Asia to participate in the meeting.
Mini maker fair, fabrication showcase and documentary launch organized by Giuliana Cucinelli and Ann-Louise Davidson
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Constance LafontaineCall for papers: Special Issue on Therapeutic Recreation in a Digital World
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, CFP, Events /by Kendra BesangerThe proliferation of digital technologies and the evolution of assistive technologies, virtual spaces, and new forms of leisure engagement raise key questions about the changing nature of therapeutic recreation and social justice. These varied technologies have the potential to benefit marginalized individuals and communities, but they may also be challenging and problematic. ICTs, therefore, have […]
ACT annual meeting in Castelldefels
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Constance LafontaineThe annual ACT meeting will be held in Castelldefels in Catalonia, Spain, from October 14 to 16 2016. Some 35 ACT co-applicants and collaborators will be in attendance and will be presenting on their ACT-funded projects.
ACT at the Canadian Association of Gerontology Conference in Montreal
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Constance LafontaineACT researchers will present as part of a panel titled Ageing, Communication, Technologies: Experiencing a digital world in later life at the upcoming conference of the Canadian Association of Gerontology (CAG) to be held in Montreal from October 20 to 22. The ACT panel will take place on October 22 at 3:15pm. The panel employs and explores […]