IN3’s Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC) research group is pleased to invite you to the Seminar «Spotting Ageism: Cultivating Age Awareness» given by Cora van Leeuwen, PhD researcher at Vrij Universiteit Brussel and visiting researcher at CNSC.
The seminar will be held, in hybrid format, on Wednesday, February 14 at 15:30 h (CET) in Room 103 of the Research Hub (Building C).
Venue
Research Hub (Room 103)
Rambla del Poblenou, 154
08019 Barcelona
Espanya
When
14/02/2024 15.30h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, IN3's Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC) research group
Program
Summary
This seminar will discuss how ageism can influence our perception of older adults. It will present findings from a content analysis of twenty years of Dutch newspapers. The focus of this analysis was the representation of older adults in relation to digital inclusion. I will then discuss the repercussions of this on older adults themselves and on their digital engagement. The seminar will finish by presenting four steps that can be used to become more conscious of this type of discrimination and ways to ensure that you are more age-aware in your communication.
Cora van Leeuwen
van Leeuwen joined the research group Studies in Media, Innovation, and Technology (SMIT) at the imec-Vrije Universiteit Brussel in 2018 as junior researcher on the H2020 ProACT project. In 2020, van Leeuwen became part of the Digital Ageing Consortium as a PhD researcher in a joint PhD between VUB and the University of the Western Cape (South Africa). Her research focuses on the role of technology and ageism on the ageing experience of the older adults.