Ageing, communication and technologies

Ageing + Communication + Technologies

Ageing + Communication + Technologies (ACT) is a multi-methodological research project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), which brings together researchers and institutional and community partners to address the transformation of the experiences of ageing with the proliferation of new forms of mediated communications in networked societies. ACT is comprised of researchers, students, and community and institutional partners from around the world. Together, we are investigating how ‘digital ageism’ – the individual and systemic biases that create forms of inclusion and exclusion that are age-related – operates in subtle ways at this time. Through our collective and collaborative research, we provide an analysis that comes from our engagement with individuals and communities of elders and suggest strategies for change.

For further information about the range of research, visit the ACT website. Project timeframe

This project commenced in September 2014 and will end in August 2021.

https://www.brighton.ac.uk/secp/research-projects/ageing-communication-technologies.aspx