Curso livre. Estudos em envelhecimento cultural

The objective of the course is to introduce the participants to the field of cultural ageing. We will address the following themes: ageing and gender, ageing and invisibility, ageism, self-awareness, the body, memory, identity and re-storying. The bibliography will include fictional, non-fictional and theoretical texts in English. The sessions will be taught in Portuguese.

Contact hours: 12 in 2 days
Total hours: 14: 12 + 2 hours of reading and working from home

Programme:

1. Introduction to ageing studies
2. Ageisms
3. Memory, the body and the identity
4. “Restorying”, life and writing
5. The Buildungsroman and the Reifungsroman
6. New approaches to ageing

Dates: April 22-23, 2024
Organization: CEAUL/ULICES/FLUL
Trainer: Zuzanna Zarebska
Location: School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon
Schedule: To be defined