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March 2018
Lunch and Learn: “Cercle de Fermières, age and looms”
Nora T. Lamontagne will present her research, Weaving memories : Cercle de Fermières, age and looms Date: Friday, March 16 Time : 12:30 pm - 2 pm Location : EV 2.776 , Concordia University (SGW Campus, downtown: 1515 Saint-Catherine St W) All are welcome to attend. Please bring your lunch. Weaving memories : Cercle de Fermières, age and looms
Find out more »April 2018
A year in my life: A listening party
Church bells ringing. The sound of chalk on a blackboard. Leaves blowing in the wind. These are sounds you will hear in these pieces, accompanied by the compelling stories of 3 seniors of the Du Fort seniors’ residence.
Find out more »Beyond Disciplines: Where Passion Meets Curriculum
Students on a mission: The power of experiential learning Thursday, April 19, 5 – 7 PM in the GE Building (Concordia University's Loyola Campus), Room 110 Host: Andrew Woodall, Dean of Students Presenters: Constance Lafontaine & Kendra Besanger, ACT Project (Ageing + Communication + Technology) Gabriel Desjardins (Theology) Meghan Gagliardi & Annick MF, C-FAR (Critical Feminist Activism and Research) Paola Andrea Rojas Gutiérrez (Lanthanide Research Group, Science Odyssey) Annick Davignon (U.Lab Social Innovation Hub) Marie-Eve Skelling Desmeules (Centre national des…
Find out more »Research in Aging: Dispelling Myths and Building Bridges
ACT Director, Kim Sawchuk, will give a keynote presentation entitled, "A Digital Solution? : Public consultations and the age-friendly city agenda." ACT researcher, Barbara Marshall, will present "Romancing 'successful aging': gender, (hetero)sexuality and dilemmas of difference." Emerging scholars, Constance Lafontaine and Lisa F. Carver will also present. More information: This one-day symposium is sponsored by the Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts and Science, Queen’s University. Faculty of Arts and Science Dean, Barbara Crow PhD is hosting this symposium to engage researchers and community…
Find out more »May 2018
Aging in the City: What is it like to age in a changing neighbourhood?
ACT is collaborating with Concordia University's University of the Streets Café for a public conversation about ageing in urban spaces.
Find out more »Film screening – Cracked: new light on dementia
Join us for the Montreal premiere of CRACKED: new light on dementia. The one hour film screening will be followed by a Q & A with researcher Dr. Pia Kontos and director and playwright Dr. Julia Gray. Monday, May 7, 2018 3pm - 5pm (doors open at 2:30pm) DeSève Cinema, LB Building, Concordia University 1400 Boulevard de Maisonneuve O, Montréal (Guy-Concordia Metro) Free admission. Venue is wheelchair accessible Cracked: new light on dementia is an innovative research-based theatre production and film…
Find out more »Workshop: “A Year in Ageing”
This one-day workshop brings together researchers, students and community group members from the Montreal community. Participants will present written or visual pieces that they have prepared in reaction to the data collected through ACT's media monitoring project.
Find out more »ICA Mobile: Voiceless, Invisible, Silenced … What about the older people?
ACT members will present their research at the International Communication Association (ICA).
Find out more »IASPM: Time is of the Essence: Popular Music, Ageing, and Memory
ACT panel at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Canada conference in Regina
Find out more »July 2018
GUSEGG 2018: Module on Ageing, Communication and Technologies
The 2018 edition of the Graz University Summer School Seggau will take place in Austria from July 1 to July 14. ACT Director, Kim Sawchuk, will teach the ACT-sponsored module on Ageing, Communication and Technologies.
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