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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Mundane Media Moments: Ageing, The Ordinary, and Everyday Life
On Wednesday June 26 ACT and the Socio-gerontology Network…
We’re collecting stories about the predatory sales practices of Canadian telecom providers
/in ACT Scroll, News, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineComplaints from Canadians about the practices of phone, television and internet providers have increased by 73% in the last year. Media reports relaying situations of abuse, including tactics of overselling and upselling, are also multiplying. Who, exactly, is winning from a system that profits from abusive practices and consumer confusion? As ACT’s Kim Sawchuk, Constance Lafontaine […]
Call for applications: ACT Research Assistantship at Concordia University
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineACT is seeking a Concordia University undergraduate or graduate student to join the ACT team as a research assistant for a 5 to 10-hour per week contract for three months, with the possibility of renewal in the fall. The salary will be commensurate with the student’s academic level and current TRAC rates. Over the past […]
Portraits of Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Reimagining discourses on ageing.
/in ACT Scroll, In focus, Uncategorized /by Tricia TosoIf you google Alzheimer’s and dementia, you will find articles on “the ticking time bomb” of dementia and the socio-economic costs of Alzheimer’s. You’ll encounter videos of scientists speaking authoritatively on our inevitable cognitive decline and perhaps, most alarmingly, you’ll read messages explaining that we reach our intellectual peak at 25 years of age and it’s all just a sad descent from there.
ACT is hiring a postdoctoral fellow in Ageing, Communication and Technologies
/in ACT Scroll, News /by Constance LafontaineABOUT THE RESEARCH The research project “Ageing, communication, technologies: experiencing a digital world in later life” (ACT) is seeking applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia University, under the supervision of ACT Director Dr. Kim Sawchuk. ACT is a multi-methodological and interdisciplinary project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, and […]
‘A genuine effort to engage older adults’
/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Constance LafontaineTwo Concordia research teams have successfully pressured the City of Montreal into rethinking how it will get feedback from seniors to foster an “age-friendly” community.
Shannon Hebblethwaite discusses Grannies on the Net on CTV Montreal
/in ACT Scroll, Grannies on the Net, Media watch, News, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineOn March 14, 2018, Shannon Hebblethwaite appeared on CTV Montreal at noon to discuss her ACT-funded research project Grannies on the Net. Hebblethwaite discusses the roles that ICTs play in the lives of grandmothers, including how they factor in family relationships. For Hebblethwaite’s respondents, digital technologies can represent both “a blessing and a curse”. Watch the […]
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.