Buchvorstellung: "Alive and Kicking at All Ages. Cultural Constructions of Health and Life Course Identity"

Herausgegeben von Ulla Kriebernegg, Roberta Maierhofer und Barbara Ratzenboeck

transcript Verlag
Publikationsjahr: 2014
ISBN: 978-3-8376-2582-0

:: Präsentation in Englisch ::

The 5^th volume of the Aging Studies Series entitled "Alive and Kicking at All Ages. Cultural Constructions of Health and Life Course Identity" will be presented at the 8^th International Conference on Cultural Gerontology / 2^nd Conference of the European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) in Galway, Ireland. The book presentation is part of the joint launch of the Aging Studies book series and of the European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) and will take place on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at the Aula Maxima of the National University of Ireland in Galway from 18.45 to 20.00.

Speakers at the book presentation include:

• Roberta Maierhofer, Ulla Kriebernegg and Heike Hartung (series editors)
• Roberta Maierhofer, Ulla Kriebernegg, Barbara Ratzenböck (editors of the current volume)
• Rick Moody (reviewer)
• Alex Rotas (photographer)

"Alive and Kicking at All Ages. Cultural Constructions of Health and Life Course Identity" is an interdisciplinary collection of essays contributing to a re-conceptualization of aging and life course identity. The wide scope of the articles presented in the 5^th volume of the publication series of the European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) is product and mission at the same time. It is only a starting point for investigation into the deconstruction of our understanding of normative human behavior. Once we stop talking about universal concepts that seemingly shape our life courses, we will be able to overcome preconceived notions of what it means to be and grow old.

More information on the current volume of the Aging Studies Series can be found on the website of the publishing house transcript.