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August 13, 2020October 8, 2020 vwright

Trouble With Lichen by John Wyndham

In July we completed the second round of our intergenerational online reading group discussions.  Three of the groups have now read John Wyndham’s Trouble With Lichen (1960). In this post I’ll give you an idea of what the groups thought of the themes which arose in this book and how this influenced broader discussions of older age and … Continue reading Trouble With Lichen by John Wyndham

July 7, 2020August 24, 2020 mlovatt

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

We’ve now completed our first round of reading group discussions. We wanted to let you know which books we’ve been reading and give you a flavour of where our discussions have taken us. In this post I’ll discuss The Summer Book (1972) by Tove Jansson.  Tove Jansson (1914-2001) was a Finnish writer who is most well-known for … Continue reading The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

March 18, 2020April 27, 2020 vwright

Mass Observing at The Keep in Brighton

The main aim of our project ‘Reimagining the Future in Older Age’ is to explore the relationship between age and future time. The project has three stages, the first of which is to understand existing narratives of future time in older age by conducting a secondary analysis of responses to Mass Observation directives concerning time … Continue reading Mass Observing at The Keep in Brighton

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