Aging in an Aging Society - Critical Reflections - Iva Apostolova
9. The Missing Voices in Aging-Well Frameworks: A Postcolonial Critique
Aging in an Aging Society - Critical Reflections - Iva Apostolova
Lauren Brooks-Cleator [+]
University of Ottawa (PhD candidate)
Lauren Brooks-Cleator is a Ph.D. candidate in Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. She holds an MA in Human Kinetics. Her current Ph.D. research focuses on creating a culturally safe age-friendly and ageing well framework with Indigenous seniors in Ottawa, Canada.
Audrey Giles [+]
University of Ottawa
Audrey R. Giles is a Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa. She works with Indigenous communities to examine the nexus between culture/gender/place as they relate to health promotion and injury prevention.
Description
“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.