Forever Young or Newly Vulnerable?
“Forever Young or Newly Vulnerable?” Do older adults still command the attention and respect they have traditionally had in western societies? Or have condescension and cruelty set in, as women and men who are still quite vital and wise get pushed aside or, in many cases, neglected or even abused? Do they have a voice that is listened to, at a moment when they are disproportionately vulnerable to a global pandemic?
This online conversation will address these issues, featuring panelists that include a leader of the most influential elder-rights organization in the United States, the owner of a chain of “care homes” in the United Kingdom, a vintage activist from Chicago, and a young Oxford researcher on issues of aging.
This event is co-sponsored by the Free Speech Project (Georgetown University) and the Future of the Humanities Project (Georgetown University and Blackfriars Hall and Campion Hall, Oxford). It is part of the ongoing event series Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues
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