Archive for May 2021
The Silvering Screen: Old Age and Disability in Cinema
Book The Silvering Screen: Old Age and Disability in Cinema Popular films have always included older characters, but until about the turn of the millenium, old age usually played a supporting role onscreen. As the Baby Boomer population hits retirement, an explosion of films with aging as a central theme demands attention. The Silvering Screen brings…
Read MoreCare Home Stories: Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Residential Care
Book Care Home Stories: Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Residential Care The “nursing home” deserves a closer look as something beyond a personal, social, and political failure, especially if we want to improve it. This book shares and analyzes stories told from within care homes: by workers, by residents, and by visitors as well as family…
Read MoreChallenging the ‘Nursing Home Specter’ in the Age of Austerity”
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Read MoreCo-Founder of Trent Centre for Aging and Society recognized for outstanding achievement
Date: May 3, 2021 Interviewed by: Teresa Kaszuba, Global News As seen on Global News Trent University hands out its distinguished research award on Monday, May 3. The recipient is Sally Chivers, a professor of English and Gender and Women’s Studies. She’s also an author and co-founder of the Trent Centre for Aging and…
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