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Age in America is a national demonstration project that examines ‘Age' from cultural, historical and local perspectives. Working with museums and libraries in three diverse communities, the project seeks to inform and nurture local conversations about the meaning of age and the role of the older adult in the home, the workplace and the community. Through this website, project symposia, webinars and conference presentations we also seek to stimulate a national conversation between and among museum and library professionals regarding thematic program collaboration. Our approach emphasizes the value of multiple venues, institutions and disciplinary perspectives in order to explore the many dimensions of the aging experience over time.
Please send us your thoughts about the project and this dialogue. We will respond to your comments and incorporate them in the emerging dialogue about Age in America.
Video Interview with Mary Catherine Bateson
Age in America interviewed Anthropologist and Author Mary Catherine Bateson regarding her views on changes in societal understanding of older adults and their roles in the home, the workplace and in public life. Following are highlights from that interview. Full transcript to come.
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| Bateson Highlights 1 | Bateson Highlights 2 | Bateson Highlights 3 |
Q & A with Diantha Schull and Selma Thomas
As the first feature on this website we are presenting a dialogue on “Age in America” consisting of questions posed by Program Associate Sabrina Waldron to the two project organizers, Diantha Schull, Project Director, and Selma Thomas, Consultant. Future features will consist of dialogue with Project Advisors, with Project Evaluator Nan Kari, a Principal at the Center for Collaborative Inquiry, and with leaders in social gerontology, history, anthropology and other fields related to the history of aging.
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