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The Art of Ageing.
An International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Textualising the
Phases of Life

University of Lleida, Catalunya, Spain
Department of English and Linguistics

6-8 November 2003

Call for papers

We are pleased to announce the conference The Art of Ageing. An
International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Textualising the Phases
of Life

The topic of ageing is one of the oldest and most significant of all
social discourses and affects all societies and every person. In the
contemporary world, however, the progressive ageing of the global
population has created a series of phenomena and priorities which
impinge on our world-views, our life-styles and the way we perceive
ourselves. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for the
presentation and discussion of aspects of the ageing process in a debate

which is becoming increasingly immediate and urgent.

This conference will present the challenges and effects of ageing in its

diverse cultural and social manifestations, leading to a deeper
understanding of the process and the questioning and deconstruction of
prejudices, misconceptions and taboos inherent in a phenomenon in which
we are all involved. Apart from perceptions of ageing as presented in
literature, the conference will be open to discussion of the ageing
process from the point of view of health, sociology, politics,
economics, and the mass media.

Plenary sessions, papers and round tables

The conference will be made up of plenary sessions, presentations of
contributors’ papers and round tables. Contributors of papers should
plan for a presentation of their individual papers of not more than 20
minutes.

Conference language: English

Conference topics - Papers will draw on experience in a wide variety of
areas. Suggested topics are:
1. Gendered ageing
2. Ageing and health
3. Ageing and sexuality
4. Inter-cultural ageing / ageing in exile
5. Ageing and the mind
6. Ageing icons and iconography
7. Media representations of ageing
8. Ageing in popular culture
9. Ageing and creativity
10. Ageing society – the politics of difference
11. Ageing and humour
12. Cosmetic ageing
13. Performing ageing
14. Ageism vs. youthism
15. Generation gap(s)
16. Shifting ageing boundaries
17. Ageing clichés
18. Working life and retirement

Important deadline: Submission of abstracts (maximum of 250-350 words) -

30th May 2003
Please include the following information as a header to the abstract:
author's full name and affiliation, together with postal and e-mail
address, telephone/fax numbers.

Abstract submission address: Abstracts should be sent to
czamorano@dal.udl.es

Note: A selection of the papers presented at the conference will be
published in book form.

Conference Organising Committee:
Nela Bureu Ramos, Núria Casado Gual, Emma Domínguez Rué, Pere Gallardo
Torrano, Maria O’Neill, Maricel Oró Piqueras, Isabel Santaulària
Capdevila, Maria Vidal Grau, Brian Worsfold, Carmen Zamorano Llena

Contact address:
GRUP DEDAL
(Attention: Dr. Brian Worsfold - e-mail: bworsfold@dal.udl.es)
Departament d’Anglès i Lingüística,
Universitat de Lleida,
Plaça de Víctor Siurana, 1
E-25003 LLEIDA,
Catalunya,
Spain

Tel: +34 973 702 144 / 973 703 189 / 973 703 172
Fax: +34 973 702 141

More information (registration fees, accommodation, etc.): soon at
http://www.udl.es/dept/dal/artagein