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Mundane Media Moments: Ageing, The Ordinary, and Everyday Life
On Wednesday June 26 ACT and the Socio-gerontology Network…
Public Consultations and Media Policy: Challenging A “digital First” Approach
/in Events, News /by Communication“B/OLD: Aging in our city-Vieillir dans notre ville”
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by CommunicationBy Bipasha Sultana Thinking about age-friendly cities across communities Put forth by Concordia’s ACT (Ageing, Communication, Technology) and engAGE, the Centre for Research on Aging, B/OLD is a trilingual (English, French, LSQ) event series that is open to the public, offering a multitude of thought-provoking events. These include panels and keynotes, creative workshops and […]
Creative Methods In Ageing Studies Research Symposium: Call For Papers
/in ACT Scroll, CFP /by CommunicationCentre for Women, Ageing, and Media is proud to announce its’ Creative Methods in Ageing Studies Research Symposium, which will take place on Wednesday, the 24th of July at the University of Gloucestershire. The call for papers is now open, the deadline to submit is April 30th, 2019. Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers addressing […]
Call for Student Applications: GUSEGG 2019
/in ACT Scroll, Events, Graz Summer School Seggau, News /by Constance LafontaineFor the fifth consecutive year, ACT is sponsoring a module on ageing, communication and technologies as part of the Graz International Summer School Seggau (GUSEGG). The school, which welcomes professors and students from around the world, will be held from June 30 to July 13 2019 in Leibnitz, Austria. This year, the module on aging […]
Graduate Summer School – Beyond the Body: Recasting Aging
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineFrom July 3 to 10 ACT collaborator engAGE: Concordia University’s Centre for Research on Aging will host its first intensive and experiential international graduate summer school. The title of the summer school is Beyond the Body: Recasting Aging. Keynote speakers include Toni Calasanti (Virginia Tech), Paula Negron (Université de Montréal), Ros Jennings (University of Gloucestershire), […]
New Research Grant on Intelligent Personal Assistants
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineGalit Nimrod and Yael Edan of Ben Gurion University of the Negev were awarded a research grant from the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology to study processes of assimilation of Intelligent Personal Assistants (IPAs) among older users. IPAs combine features of both service and companion robots, and have great potential to promote subjective wellbeing […]
Shirley Curry Slays (Dragons)
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerFrom behind two monitors, a custom-built computer and a high-quality keyboard and mouse, Shirley Curry says, “give me that soul of the dragon.” She has just fired an iron arrow into its hide. After weeks of preparing for this battle, the 82-year-old gamer is content with her victory.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 15: ACT Student Bursaries 2019
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineThe 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 […]