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Recipient of the Trent University Distinguished Research Award

Dr. Sally Chivers, professor of Gender & Social Justice and English Literature, renowned across the globe for her outstanding contributions to research in disability and critical aging studies, was honoured with Trent University’s Distinguished Research Award for 2021.

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Magic Numbers

Magic Numbers A wry look at my everyday experiences of appearing eternally youthful on the outside while actually aging rapidly under the surface.

Challenging the “Nursing Home Specter” in the Age of Austerity

PROJECT Challenging the “Nursing Home Specter” in the Age of Austerity Dr. Sally Chivers is the Principal and Sole Investigator of this project. How does terror about nursing home care affect the lives of older adults who are trying to make care decisions under austerity? Taking the phrase “nursing home specter” from Betty Friedan, my …

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Imagine Aging

PROJECT Imagine Aging MORE INFO Dr. Sally Chivers is Associate Director and leads the digital story strategy for the project. How do gender and culture matter in creating age-friendly communities? With a focus on “communities within communities,” our research team seeks promising practices that ensure older adults not only maintain healthy active lives but also …

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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 …

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“With Friends Like These”: Unpacking Panicked Metaphors for Population Ageing

July 8, 2021

“With Friends Like These”: Unpacking Panicked Metaphors for Population Ageing Date: July 1, 2021 Available here for free Age studies scholars have long noted problems …

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How does cinema represent older age?

June 10, 2021

How does cinema represent older age? Date: 2014

Revisioning aging: Indigenous, crip and queer renderings.

June 3, 2021

Revisioning aging: Indigenous, crip and queer renderings Date: June 3, 2021 Available online In this article, we re-vision Anishinaabe, crip and queer futures of aging …

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Co-Founder of Trent Centre for Aging and Society recognized for outstanding achievement

May 3, 2021

Date: May 3, 2021 Interviewed by: Teresa Kaszuba, Global News Trent University hands out its distinguished research award on Monday, May 3. The recipient …

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