Women, Ageing and Media International Research Conference 5th December 2008

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The WAM International Conference will be a lively ram-packed day affair ending in an evening dinner. It will be held at the University of Gloucestershire’s beautiful Park Campus, Cheltenham. The anticipated schedule will be as follows:

 

09.00-09.45 Registration 

09.45-10.00 Welcome and introduction to conference themes (Dr Ros Jennings)

10.00-11.30 Opening keynotes:

The ambivalence of aging: media and aging women in an Africa context

Dr Kate Omenugha (Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria)

Nationalised Embodiments: performing age and celebrity

Dr Sadie Wearing (London School of Economics, UK)

11.45-13.15 Parallel Panels

Panel 1: Screening the Body

Panel 2: Image. Text, Ageing

13.15-14.00 Lunch

14.00-15.30 Parallel Panels

Panel 3: Community, Cultures, Campaigns

Panel 4: Actresses and Ageing

16.00-16.45 Conference keynote:

Assisted Living: Women, Aging, and Media

Professor Kathleen Woodward (University of Washington, USA)

16.45-17.30 Closing plenary

Registration Fee £50(£30 for graduate students and over-60s)

Use this form to register for WAM’s forthcoming International Conference. A member of the WAM research team will contact you shortly to discuss your requirements.

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Crossing Cultures: Women, Ageing and Media University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, UK 5th December 2008

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