Ageing and Society - International Interdisciplinary Conference
Gdansk/online
Organization: InMind Support
Conference online (via Zoom)
CFP:
In 2050, according to scientists’ expectations, 17% of world population will be people aged 65 and over. There will be twice as many elderly people as today. In the light of these predictions, it is obvious that we have to change radically our viewpoint on many aspects of life. We have to re-think our attitudes toward cultural, social, political, economic, medical, and many other dimensions of the world’s near future.
The International Interdisciplinary Conference “Ageing and Society” should become an excellent opportunity for such a reflection. Thus, we want to describe the phenomenon of aging in its multifarious manifestations: psychological, social, historical, cultural, philosophical, religious, economic, political, and many others. We also want to devote considerable attention to how this phenomenon appears in artistic practices: literature, film, theatre or visual arts. That is why we invite researchers representing various academic disciplines: anthropology, history, psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, sociology, politics, philosophy, economics, law, literary studies, theatre studies, film studies, memory studies, migration studies, consciousness studies, dream studies, gender studies, postcolonial studies, medical sciences, cognitive sciences, and urban studies, to name a few.
Different forms of presentations are encouraged, including case studies, theoretical inquiries, problem-oriented arguments or comparative analyses.
We will be happy to hear from both experienced scholars and young academics at the start of their careers, as well as doctoral and graduate students. We also invite all persons interested in participating in the conference as listeners, without giving a presentation.
Our repertoire of suggested topics includes but is not restricted to:
1. Societies:
Ageing and social exclusion
Ageism
Ageing and social policy
Ageing and urban planning
Ageing and family relations
Multi-generational families
Great-great-grandparents and great-great-grandchildren
Domestic violence
Ageing and crimes
Ageing and law
Ageing and politics
?
2. Cultural frames of aging:
History of ageing
The elderly in different parts of the world
Multi-Cultural ageing
Cult of youth
Age and authority
Ageing and creativity
The elderly and love
The elderly and sex
Ageing and death
Ageing and trauma
Ageing and New Age
Ageing and religions
Ageing and spiritual life
?
3. Health and Caregiving:
Geriatric medicine
Chronic disease
Physiology of ageing
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
Ageing and memory loss
Ageing and depression
Ageing and suicide
Euthanasia
Nursing homes
Homecare services
Family caregiving
Wellness
Elixirs of youth
Long-lived individuals
?
4. Economic Challenging
Ageing and employment
Economic status of the elderly
Ageing and retirement
Ageing and social security
Ageing and job security
?
5. Literature and the Arts:
Literature for the elderly
Elderly writers
Elderly readers
Old-fashioned literary genres
Ageing as a theme of literature, film, theatre and fine art
Literature and the arts against age discrimination
Please submit abstracts (no longer than 300 words) of your proposed 20-minute presentation, together with a short biographical note by 7 March 2025 to: inconferenceoffice@gmail.com
https://www.inmindsupport.com/ageing-and-society
Conference Office
