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The European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) is an International Association facilitating sustainabl This is when the network was inaugurated.

The European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) is an International
Association facilitating sustainable international and
multi-disciplinary collaboration among researchers interested in the study of cultural aging. ENAS was inaugurated in 2011, registered as an association in 2013 and now welcomes individual and institutional members worldwide. Please
refer to our website http://www.agingstudies

.eufor information about membership. The European Network in Aging Studies (ENAS) received three-year funding from The
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) in 2010 within the framework of the project "Live to be a Hundred: The Cultural Fascination with Longevity." The Network included the Center for Gender and Diversity, University of Maastricht, Netherlands, the Center for Inter-American Studies, University of Graz, Austria, the German Aging Studies Group, Germany, the Grup Dedal-Lit, University of Lleida, Catalunya, Spain, the National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life (NISAL), Linköping University, Sweden, and the Women, Ageing and Media Research Group (WAM), UK, as institutional members. The associated partners from the USA were the National Women's Studies Association (Aging and Ageism Caucus) and the Modern Language Association (Age Studies Discussion Group). The Book series Aging Studies Europe became part of ENAS activities. At the Cultural Gerontology Conference 2008 in Lleida, ENAS was invited to continue the tradition of the Cultural Gerontology Group by hosting the next conference. Within the frame of the NWO project, ENAS's first conference as the 7th International Symposium on
Cultural Gerontology took place in Maastricht in 2011. International symposia on cultural gerontology had previously been organized by the Danish Institute of Gerontology (Copenhagen 1997), the German Institute for Research on Old Age (Berlin 1999), the Swedish Gerontological Society (Visby 2001), the University of Tampere (Tampere 2003), the Open University (Milton Keynes 2005), and the Grup Dedal-Lit (Lleida 2008). In 2013, the European Network in Aging Studies was established as a formal international association with the possibility of individual membership with seat in Graz. In the same year, a transatlantic partner institution, the North American Network in Aging Studies (NANAS), was founded. With this further institutionalization of Age and Aging Studies research collaboration, ENAS and NANAS continue to facilitate sustainable cooperation among existing and new partners. At the 2nd ENAS Conference and the 8th International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology in Galway in April 2014, ENAS as an association was officially launched. The 3rd Conference of the European Network in Aging Studies and the 9th International Symposium on Cultural Gerontology will be devoted to the topic "Cultural Narratives, Processes and Strategies in Representations of Age and Aging," and take place at the University of Graz from April 27-30, 2017. The third ENAS conference was organized in collaboration with NANAS and took place in Trent, Canada, 2019. The fourth conference in Bucharest is postponed till 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

26/03/2026

Dear age studies folks! This is happening today at 4.30 CET! Everyone who is interested is welcome! it is free and digital!
Link in the first comment.

25/03/2026

New article to check out:

Check out this newly published paper by Femke De Sutter in the Women’s Studies International Forum!

Follow this link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277539526000348?via%3Dihub

23/03/2026

Aging Playfully Webinar

Join the Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach Program for a free webinar on March 23rd from 12-1pm EDT.

In this session we will explore age-friendly communities with a focus on joy, creativity, and play. Join us for an engaging webinar featuring Dr. Maxwell Hartt, Director of the Population and Place Research Lab and Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen’s University. Currently a Fulbright Research Chair at Vanderbilt University and a Craig Dobbin Scholar at University College Dublin, Dr. Hartt brings a global perspective to the evolving conversation on aging and community design.

Drawing on insights from his latest book, Aging Playfully: Reimagining the Possibilities of Age-Friendly Community Design, Dr. Hartt challenges conventional assumptions about later life and the built environment. While age-friendly initiatives have made important strides in promoting inclusion and accessibility, his work invites us to go further—arguing that play is not frivolous, but foundational to health, wellbeing, and social connection across the lifespan.

To register, use the link below:

https://trentu.us18.list-manage.com/track/click?u=801c3848b0ba18fd79be28eaa&id=befe0cbd35&e=e559ba8adf

23/03/2026

Join us online!

20/03/2026

Wonderful Age Studies Folks! Don't miss this upcoming free online lecture by Anita Wohlmann on "Narrative Medicine: Theory and Practice" which is organized by the CIRAC in Graz in their Health Humanities Lecture Series.
For details and the zoom access follow the link:

24 March, 5.00 p.m., online

18/03/2026

📱 Das Internet ist kein Privileg der Jugend.

Immer mehr Menschen ab 50 nutzen digitale Räume, um sich einzumischen, zu informieren und eigene Communities aufzubauen. Doch wie gelingt Engagement im Netz?

💬 Darüber spricht Journalistin Nicole Schmutte mit Gründerin Monika Salzer von „Omas gegen rechts“ und Digitalexpertin Hanna Klimpe.

📍 Di, 17.03.2026, 19 Uhr im KörberForum
🎟️ Der Eintritt ist frei – jetzt Platz sichern: 👉 https://koerber-stiftung.de/veranstaltungen/granfluencer-haltung-zeigen-demokratie-leben/?pass=6e339fcc-6ef0-f011-8406-7ced8d493bb9

ℹ️ Der Abend eröffnet „Eingeloggt!“ – die Themenwoche zur Digitalisierung für alle ab 50 in Hamburg. Eine Initiative der Bücherhallen Hamburg, Hamburger Volkshochschule und Körber-Stiftung

📸 KI-generiert

18/03/2026

Wonderful event coming up! If you cannot be there you can livestream it! (scroll down for link)

Come join us at the book launch for ‘Late Stage’ this Thursday!!📚

It is FREE for all and OPEN to EVERYONE!

This event is co-sponsored by NANAS.

📍Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, New York
OR Livestream: https://www.thesegalcenter.org/event-details/book-celebration-late-stage-theatre-aging-and-the-legacy-of-elinor-fuchs-3

⏰ Thursday, March 19th @ 6:30PM EDT

17/03/2026

Listen to a new episode of ‘Witness Aging’!

This episode examines aging and dementia through the film: ‘The Farewell (2019)’.

Listen to the host Dr. Roya Liu and guest Manaka Matsumoto discuss the film! 🎬

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9-the-farewell-2019-should-we-tell-people-they-are-dying/id1865559983?i=1000747704099
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ogIJEhcgKvyhKYFfWdeXp?si=yyeugUShR9yfudxArNG-YQ

14/03/2026

You can now apply for the Karl-Kaser-Prize for Historical Anthropology in Southeastern Europe: https://geschichte.uni-graz.at/de/unsere-forschung/suedosteuropaeische-geschichte-und-anthropologie/
(Scroll down the page - there is a QR code there)
or see further details here: https://historiografija.hr/?p=51240
Topics of old age / aging / the life course very welcome!

The Centre for the Study of Balkan Societies and Cultures CSBSC awards the Karl-Kaser-Prize for Historical Anthropology in Southeastern Europe (dissertation level and higher). The prize is awarded …

04/12/2025

This awesome event is happening today!
ENAS Quarterly at 4.30-5.45 pm (CET) on "Reconsidering (Culturally) Constructive Versions of Forgetfulness" with Heike Hartung and Ulla Kriebernegg! Join us ! the event is free! Zoom link in the first comment!

04/12/2025

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