The Missing Voices in Aging-Well Frameworks

A Postcolonial Critique

Authors

  • Lauren Brooks-Cleator University of Ottawa (PhD candidate)
  • Audrey Giles University of Ottawa

Keywords:

Ageing, age, philosophy and ageing, sociology of ageing, older people in the 21st century, elderly, ageing studies, care ethics, gerontology

Abstract

“The Missing Voices in Aging-Well Frameworks: A Postcolonial Critique” by Lauren Brooks-Cleator and Audrey Giles proposes a post-colonial critique of the neoliberal take on aging-well. The paper has a twofold focus: a critical discussion of dominant aging-well frameworks combined with policies from the point of view of both postcolonial theory and Indigenous perspective. The authors call for the construction of new, inclusive, and culturally safe aging-well frameworks and policies.

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Published

2019-10-18

Issue

Aging in an Aging Society

Section

Aging in an Aging Society

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