Age and the Body: Identity and Image in Later Life
| Dates: | 4 December 2015 |
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| Times: | 14:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Seminar |
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| Organiser: | Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, Adults, Alumni, Current University students, General public |
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| Speaker: | Professor Julia Twigg, Professor Julie-Marie Strange |
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Seminar 14.00-16.00, free networking lunch from 13.00
Since at least the eighteenth century, consumer markets have responded to the needs of ageing populations. Some of these aids have had practical functions, such as walking sticks, pain relief, or commodes, while others have addressed issues of personal appearance, such as hair dye, ‘anti’ ageing cosmetics or false teeth. At this seminar, Professor Julia Twigg (Sociology, University of Kent) and Dr Sasha Handley and Professor Julie-Marie Strange (History, University of Manchester) present research on how men and women respond to changes in ageing bodies today and in the past. Drawing on case studies, the presentations consider how changes in the ageing body’s appearance and function can challenge our personal identities and afford opportunities to develop our image and identity in new ways. The second half of the seminar will invite discussion with a panel on the issues raised around identity and image in later life with representatives from Age UK, the Whitworth Art Gallery and the independent living/ mobility aid industry.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/age-and-the-body-identity-and-image-in-later-life-tickets-18325138984
Speakers
Professor Julie-Marie Strange
Travel and Contact Information
Find event
The Nowgen Centre
Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
29 Grafton Street
Manchester
