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 candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussels and University of the Western Cape.
The seminar will be held, in hybrid format, on Wednesday, June 12 at 15:00 to 16:30 h (CET) in Room C1.15 of the Interdisciplinary R&I Hub (Building C).
Venue
Interdisciplinary R&I Hub (Building C - Room C1.15)
Rambla del Poblenou, 154
08018 Barcelona
Espanya
When
12/06/2024 15.00h
Organized by
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, IN3's Communication Networks & Social Change (CNSC) research group
Program
Abstract
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-language 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 which 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
PhD candidate at Vrije Universiteit Brussels in Belgium and University of the Western Cape in South Africa. She joined the research group imec‐SMIT at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, in 2018 as junior researcher on the H2020 project ProACT. In 2020 she became part of the Digital Ageing Consortium as a PhD researcher. This is 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.