Less Lonely In the context of widespread loneliness, an organization for LGBTQI2S seniors shows that being lonely applies across a wide number of old people, even those who are well resources. This video, written by Susan Braedley, tells the story of Rupert and Bill whose friendship brings out their different stories of coming out and […]
A Story of Grief, Connection and Community From our research on age-friendly communities, this video shares a story of a woman who became isolated while grieving the loss of her husband. We invite you to consider the role grief plays in our lives, particularly the lives of older adults, and how important connection and community
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Love and Death in the Time of COVID The COVID 19 pandemic has reminded us of the importance of social relationships. This video explores the tension between preventing death within nursing homes and the need to foster connection between residents and their loved ones. This video invites viewers to ask questions about the relationship between
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What does age-friendly mean to you? We asked people at a Toronto seniors centre what age friendly means to them. This is what they said.
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Book From Old Woman to Older Women: Contemporary Culture and Women’s Narratives Sally Chivers provides a fascinating look at and challenge to how North American popular culture has portrayed old age as a time of disease, decline, and death. Within contemporary Canadian literary and film production, a tradition of articulate central older female characters challenges
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Book The Problem Body: Projecting Disability on Film The book is a much-needed exploration of the projection of disability on film combined with a much-needed rethinking of hierarchies of difference. The editors turned to the existing corpus of disability theory with its impressive insights about the social and cultural mediation of disabled bodies. They then
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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
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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
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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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