The Aging and Communication Studies temporary working will host contributions to the ECREA 2024 conference and invites participants interested in aging and communication to link their submissions to our TWG. The call for papers is open until January 11, 2024.
The group invites contributions at the intersection of aging/later life studies and communication studies. This new TWG aims at creating a community of practice in the European context, fostering solid empirical evidence, theories and reflections that help empower older adults within hyper-digitized societies. The theme of 2024 is ‘Communication and Social (Dis)order”. The TGW invites submissions both within and outside of this general theme ideally within any of the following areas of inquiry related to aging and communication studies:
- Ageism and its forms
- Representations of aging and later life (media, advertising, digital platforms, data, technological design, etc.)
- Intersectionality in aging and communication research
- Gender perspectives in aging and communication
- Aging and communication from a LGBTQIA+ studies perspective
- AI and algorithmic processes
- Cultural and critical studies of aging and communication
- Aging, digital transformation and communication
- Intergenerational communication dynamics
- Memory, media, and representation regarding aging and later life
- Diversity in later life: Third and Fourth age and communication studies
- Self-representations of older people (off- and online)
- Aging, social media cultures and usage practices
- Stereotypes and self-stereotypes