7th April 2016, University of Manchester
Understanding dementia and its entanglement with everyday life presents a conceptual and methodological challenge to a range of disciplines in the humanities, health and natural sciences. In this day of academic seminars, we explore some of the work being conducted in humanities and health research to examine this topic, focusing on the creative approaches that are being developed to tackle questions of selfhood, relationality, materiality and narrative.
The event is co-hosted by the Morgan Centre for the Study of Everyday Life, the Dementia and Ageing Research Team and MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
Photo and art by Lynne Chapman
Time and Location
7th April, 2016. 11am-5pm
Jean McFarlane Building Oxford Road, University of Manchester
Building 92 on the Campus Map
Nearest train stations: Oxford Road and Manchester Piccadilly, both around 10-20 minutes walk from the Jean McFarlane Building.
Speakers
Dr Andrea Capstick and Dr Katherine Ludwin, School of Dementia Studies, University of Bradford
Dr Christina Buse, Department of Sociology, University of York
Dr Lucy Burke, Department of English, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Jackie Kindell, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Older People’s Mental Health Service, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Early Career Speakers
We have a few opportunities for early career researchers (including PhD students) to present their work and some limited funding to cover their travel expenses. If you are working on dementia and everyday life phenomena, particularly if you are using creative methods, then please consider putting forward a proposal to speak. We are open to creative suggestions for format, although ECR speakers should bear in mind that their slots will likely be limited to 15-20 minutes. To apply, contact the organisers with a suggested title and abstract of no more than 300 words by 21st March 2016. We will inform successful applicants by 23rd March.
Attendance
This is a small event and is open to academic researchers working in the field of dementia and everyday life, or related areas.
To request a place at the workshop please email sarah.campbell@manchester.ac.uk with your name and a sentence or two about your area of research.
Organisers
Dr Andrew Balmer, Sociology and the Morgan Centre for the Study of Everyday Lives, University of Manchester. Andrew.Balmer@manchester.ac.uk
Sarah Campbell, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, and the Dementia and Ageing Research Team, University of Manchester. Sarah.Campbell@manchester.ac.uk
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