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Symposium

Interdisciplinary

Bridging Postcolonial Studies and Aging Studies Through Intersectional Theory

Thursday, November 14, 2024
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
Location: Room 213
CE: 1.5

Kimberlé Crenshaw (1991), who coined the term ‘intersectionality,’ described the need for a different perspective and emphasized the need for new critical thinking in order to address structural inequality. Adding to her matrix of intersecting inequalities of race, class, and gender, Calasanti and Slevin (2001) argue that “[a]geism interacts with other types of discrimination – sexism, racism, classism, and heterosexim – in ways that make the experience of ageism both similar and different across various groups,” bringing ‘age’ to the table. Taking into consideration that the fields of Aging Studies and Postcolonial Studies both address social and structural inequalities in the context of intersectionality, this symposium critically investigates the ways in which these fields of research intersect and make theoretical approaches fruitful for discussion by bringing Cultural Age Studies, Literary Gerontology, and Medical Ethics into conversation.

Learning Objectives:

  • After attending this session, participants will have a better understanding of the research conducted at the intersection of Aging Studies and Postcolonial Studies.
  • After attending this sessions, participants will have insights into the ways in which intersectionality as a concept is applied in various disciplines in the context of aging.

Presentations:

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Carers, Age, and a Nonintersectional Feminist Discourse: The (In)Visiblity of Care in US Literary Fiction

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Eva-Maria Trinkaus, Dr. (she/her/hers) – University of Klagenfurt, Austria

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Intersectional Entanglement in Living With Dementia

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Valerie Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – Institute of Social Anthropology and Empirical Cultural Studies

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
    Making Older Migrants Narratives Visible: An Intersectional Ethical Analysis From an Aging Studies Perspective

    Individual Symposium Abstract First Author: Anna-Christina Kainradl, Dr. (she/her/hers) – University of Graz