Portrait of an Old Body: Practicing to See Anew

Activity: Academic assessments Evaluation of other than Doctoral thesis (e.g. Licentiate, Master's)

Description

Ronya Hirsma's thesis scrutinizes the aspects involved in aging in contemporary societies and builds a new understanding of old bodies. Without skipping the complexity of this subject, the thesis unfolds in four chapters that inspect the aging bodies closely, creating a remodeled portrait by intertwining them with concepts and theories that are not necessarily close to old age. The result is a multidimensional and compelling analysis of not just what old bodies can do but the potentialities of being in contemporaneity.
Period24 Nov 2022
ExamineeRonya Hirsma
Examination held at
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Old age
  • old body
  • aging
  • social age
  • age studies
  • gender studies
  • rhythmanalysis
  • place-making
  • unlearning as learning