Educational Gerontology review of ‘Aging & Time’
Professor Thomas Blank of the University of Connecticut Storrs, CT reviews Aging & Time: “Valuable windows into the role of time in understanding aging processes.” Continue reading →
Professor of Humanistic Gerontology, at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Jan Baars is the author or many publications on aging, ranging from conceptual analysis to polemic criticism and more reflective existential perspectives. He has given Master classes at universities in Europe, the United States, New Zealand, South Africa and India. Continue reading →
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Ageing & Society review of 'Aging & Time'
Time and ageing are at the heart of gerontology. Yet we have only a vague idea of what time is. We only know that it passes. All the contributors to this volume agree that time is meaningless. Does that mean that ageing is also empty? Quite to the contrary, the intent of this book is … Continue reading →
De ouderdom komt steeds eerder
Trouw vroeg Jan Baars om een korte reactie op de boeken die over ouder worden verschenen zijn gedurende de boekenweek van 2008. Lees verder →
Van Leeftijd naar Leven in de Tijd
Klik hier voor de volledige tekst van de plenaire lezing ter gelegenheid van het HOVO boekenweek symposium in de aula van de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Lees verder →
Social Policy Review of 'Aging, Globalization & Inequality'
Graeme Simpson of the University of Wolverhampton has written a review of Aging, Globalization & Inequality for Social Policy, published by Cambridge University Press. Continue reading →
Bespreking van ‘Positive Aging. A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers’
Filip Bouckaert bespreekt in Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie Robert D. Hill’s ‘Positive Aging. A Guide for Mental Health Professionals and Consumers’ Lees verder →
Lijden aan een verarmd tijdsbegrip
Doortje Kal bespreekt ‘Het nieuwe ouder worden’ in het september-nummer van ‘Filosofie & Praktijk’: ‘Jan Baars richt zijn pijlen op een aantal fenomenen waarvan hij vlijmscherp het paradoxale karakter ontleedt.’ Lees verder →
The Gerontologist Review of 'Aging, Globalization and Inequality'
Scott Bass (University of Maryland, Baltimore) reviews Aging, Globalization & Inequality in The Gerontologist: “This is a thoughtful volume, which pushes the envelope of our thinking about an aging society in a changing world context. The level of discourse evidenced in this volume and others among critical gerontologists, has reached a point where much of the earlier criticism of social gerontology-that it is lacking theory-should now be put to rest. The writings coming forward around theory are deep, thoughtful, and provocative.” Continue reading →