Sarah Falcus
Sarah Falcus is honoured to be speaking at the ENAS conference and excited to be part of this celebration of research in ageing studies. She’s also thrilled to be back at the University of Lleida, a place known for its warmth and hospitality.
In her research, Sarah has explored a wide range of literary and cultural narratives, including children’s literature, and science and speculative fiction, in her quest to analyse how we imagine, narrativize and make sense of our ageing selves, from childhood to old age. Her most recent book is The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film (Bloomsbury 2023), co-edited with Raquel Medina and Heike Hartung. This volume, along with Valerie Lipscomb and Aagje Swinnen’s The Palgrave Handbook of Literature and Aging (2024), showcases the exciting work and range of voices in the field of literary ageing studies. Privileged to collaborate with some of the wonderful people at work in ageing studies, Sarah is currently involved in projects exploring the narrativization of death; global science fictional imaginaries of age; and gardens and age stages in contemporary narratives.
Barbara L. Marshall
Barbara L. Marshall is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough, Canada, where she was a founding member of the Trent Centre for Aging and Society and recipient of the Distinguished Research Award. She has written widely in the areas of gender, sexuality, embodiment, ageing and technologies. Her most recent book is Socio-Gerontechnology: Interdisciplinary Critical Studies of Ageing and Technology (Routledge, 2021), a volume co-edited with Alexander Peine, Wendy Martin and Louis Neven.
Barb continues to research and write while enjoying retirement on the beautiful west coast of Canada. Her current work draws on several collaborative projects exploring aging bodies, digital technologies, artificial intelligence and sociotechnical imaginaries of aging futures. She is beyond excited to come to Lleida to share ideas and learn from friends old and new in the ENAS/NANAS community.