Back in March, near the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, when countries began to lock-down, one of the themes that was dominant in the media was the idea that the world was slowing down and healing as carbon emissions declined and air pollution dramatically improved around the globe. While people stayed at home nature was … Continue reading Mass Observation and Climate Change
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
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