Senior Planet
After years of complaints that Hollywood is no place for an ageing actor, this year’s Oscars sees a full 25 percent of its actor nods go to the over 60’s. With Glenn Close, 71, a frontrunner for Best Actress in a Leading Role (The Wife), she is joined by Viggo Mortensen, 60 (Green Book), and Willem Dafoe, 63 (At Eternity’s…
read moreWhat can be done to combat ageism in the media? Experts discuss options.
read more“Ageism is everywhere,” says 77-year -old cultural critic Margaret Morganroth Gullette. “And the ageisms go from insults that may be laughable to real assaults.” Dr. Gullette knows. A Resident Scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, Gullette has written many well-received books, essays and articles on the subject. She’s now internationally recognized as an age critic and theorist.…
read moreMargaret Morganroth Gullette is a well-known anti-agism warrior and a thoughtful and insightful thinker about aging and its issues. She is the resident scholar at the Women’s Studies Research Center at Brandies University and the author of books like Agewise: Fighting the New Ageism in America (University of Chicago Press, 2011) and Aged by Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2004).…
read moreFresh from her hit TED Talk, Ashton will screen and discuss the talk, and lead a conversation. RSVP required.
read moreWith so much at stake for so many people, should ageism move to the back of the line?
read moreNew York Time’s “New Old Age” columnist Paul Span moderates this panel discussion
read morePowerhouses Ashton Applewhite and Becca Levy are the stars of this health forum.
read moreHow can governments worldwide “Take a Stand Against Ageism”? The UN held a special event, with Ashton Applewhite as keynote speaker.
read moreHow do we push back against techno-ageism? Get the lowdown via Tom Kamber.
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