A number of virtual seminars and conferences on several inter-connected aging and longevity societal issues have emerged on my calendar over these last few weeks, and these will continue into mid-November. In many good ways this will stimulate my thinking for future commentary, after taking time away over the summer. Yes, you need a break from the subject area you find yourself sometimes overly immersed in for over twenty years.
Today I make a short diversion from my plans for upcoming blog topics to share a resource for study, for those of you who may be considering an eventual career in one of many paths and practice areas in the field of aging and longevity. Earlier this year I wrote a five part series Resource Digest 2023 as an exercise to update my website resource section and for some reason this resource got lost in the shuffle. So put on your academic network hat.
Celebrating a 45th anniversary in 2023, this is an international network of anthropologists, sociologists, and other scientists working on issues of aging and the life course globally and cross-culturally. Often I’m heard saying, “If there ever was a time!” and here again it’s appropriate for me, because one of the ways we need to truly find solutions to meet the needs of population aging in our own local regions, is to enlarge our global view – appreciate and learn from the differences.
Let me feature but one of the offerings from the AAGE – the Open AccessJournal Anthropology & Aging which accepts submissions for research based articles from academics and professionals to represent a diversity of expertise in this field.
Topics can be wide-ranging, covering anthropology, sociology and social work, to geriatrics, public policy and population studies. To offset the cost, authors must become AAGE members for a nominal membership fee.
Co-authors are Alfonso Otaegui from Chile, and Marília Duque from Brazil. In April this year I had the pleasure of a virtual conversation with Marilia, and will follow up with her soon in hope to do a feature post on the work she is doing in Brazil.
