The BSA Ageing Body and Society Study Group is delighted to announce its events for 2010.

26 March 2010

‘Embodiment and Dementia’

University of Bradford, UK - Book now! or Download the Outline Programme

Dr Pia Kontos from the University of Toronto, Canada will give the Keynote address.

There has been an increasing interest in the biological, cultural and social dimensions of our bodies as we grow older.  Whilst the body and dementia is a growing area of intellectual activity and gaining significance within dementia care, there been less work that has explicitly addressed the nature of embodiment in relation to dementia. In particular, there have been few opportunities for researchers, academics and practitioners to explore and highlight these issues.

The aim of this one day conference is to bring together researchers, academics and practitioners to explore the diverse ways in which the body and embodiment is part of the experience of dementia and its implications for care and practice.  By drawing on a number of different disciplines – including philosophy, sociology, psychology, arts and the humanities, medicine and social work – this conference will further highlight the complex and multifaceted nature of the body in dementia and dementia care.

The conference is co-hosted by the University of Bradford, an internationally recognised expert in dementia, and the British Sociological Association (BSA) Ageing, Body and Society study group. This conference will therefore inform and integrate these research themes explicitly.

19 July 2010

3rd Annual One Day Conference: ‘Futures of Ageing: Science, Technology and the Body’

The British Library Conference Centre, London, UK.

Professor Simon Williams from the University of Warwick will give the Keynote address on ‘How Old is Your Brain?: Neuroculture, Active Ageing and Cognitive Decline’.