Mirror Mirror

Representations and Reflections on Age and Aging

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  • Hannah Zeilig London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v2i.130481

Abstract

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Author Biography

Hannah Zeilig, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London

is Senior Research Fellow at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts, London. Her work explores the intersections among lit- erature, culture, and aging. Using perspectives from the arts, she has queried the meanings of age, aging, and dementia in a series of projects, presen- tations, and articles. She curated “Mirror Mirror” at the London College of Fashion (10/2013). This was a provocative two-day conference that brought together academics, artists, and members of the fashion industry to explore representations of age and aging. The featured theme in the 2015 issue of Age, Culture, Humanities has been inspired by this event. Readers may write to Hannah Zeilig at h.zeilig@fashion.arts.ac.uk.

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Published

2015-01-01

How to Cite

Zeilig, H. “Mirror Mirror: Representations and Reflections on Age and Aging”. Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 2, Jan. 2015, pp. 11-15, doi:10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v2i.130481.

Issue

Vol. 2 (2015): Age, Culture, Humanities (Forum: Age and/as Disability; Position Papers)

Section

Featured Theme

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