this week
Choosing the narrative forges our views, the very idea of ourselves, and therefore the direction of our future, points out Annie Brewster, assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, practicing internist at Massachusetts General Hospital, founder of Health Story Collaborative, and author
Annie Brewster
Dress your Self
Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, lecturer of modern American History and Women’s and Gender History in the College of Arts and Sciences of Case Western Reserve University explores the implications of fashion, feminism, and aging
Blame it on the Victorians
Sara Zadrozny, tutor for Oxford School of Continuing Education and doctoral researcher, retraces the roots of beauty diktats for women’s aging in Victorian literature, medicine and culture
Be visible
Stephanie O’Dell, founder of the modeling agency Celebrate The Gray, reflects on the subtle implications of hair, a most powerful statement and a testament to what we stand for
Find your inner brave self
The Norwegian fashion designer Tina Haagensen explores the idea of transformation through upcycling in life and art
Do more, worry less
Rachel Peru, silver curve model and podcaster, shares her story about body confidence in midlife
Mental attitude is all that counts
Washed-out of emotions, the images of older adults are a form of discrimination. With her photos of older athletes, Alex Rotas tells a different story
Like racism, ageism is a script imposed on other people’s bodies
Professor Ronald L. Jackson II, professor of communication, culture and media, and author talks about racism and ageism
Aging leaves more space for meaning
Karsten Thormaehlen, photographer and author of Aging Gracefully talks about photography and aging
We are aging in a culture of shame
Older women are both visible and invisible. J. Brooks Bouson, Professor of English at Loyola University Chicago calls out shame and sex-ageism
Let yourself shine through
Angelika Buettner, fashion and beauty photographer and author of I AM: Celebrating the Perfect Imperfect talks about body image and aging
Cosmetic interventions prevent us from understanding older women as attractive
Abigail T. Brooks, Director of The Women’s and Gender Studies Program and Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at Providence College, explores cosmetic surgery and aging
We are failing to see the encompassing beauty of old people
Tony Luciani, visual artist and photographer, talks about his artistic collaboration with his ailing mother
Women question their look, men celebrate their status
Julia Twigg, Professor of Social Policy and Sociology at the University of Kent dissects the role of fashion in the aging process
The secret of beauty is time
Susan Wood Richardson, photographer, founding member of the Women’s Forum talks about beauty, aging and ageism
We need to own who we are
Leslie Morrison Faerstein, Ed.D., LCSW talks about the cultural pressure on aging that limits our potential
Never give up being who you are
Vicki Topaz, photographer and author of SILVER: A State of Mind talks about visual ageism and the stunning beauty of aging women
Allow yourself to evolve
Anita Irlen, fashion consultant and author talks about the power of reclaiming agency at any age
The digital space is the gateway to age-freedom
Giulia Ceriani, semiologist, founder and chair of Baba Consulting talks about the role of the digitalization in fighting age-related stereotypes
Even as a positive image, visual ageism is always harmful
Loredana Ivan, associate professor at the National University of Political Studies and Public Administration of Bucharest explains what visual ageism is and how it works