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 →
Contemporary developments in longevity ask for inspiring cultures of aging which do not deny its vulnerabilities nor belittle its potentials. As unique lives are deepened in aging, they may lead to inspiring cultures of aging which go beyond the dominant perspectives that emphasize either staying young or hopeless decline. Continue reading →
Danja Raven interviewt Jan Baars in Max Magazine juni 2013: “Wat is het grootste misverstand over ouder worden en 50+’ers?” De opvatting dat mensen boven de 50 steeds meer op elkaar gaan lijken… Lees verder →
Nano Khilnani from the major Indian-American Magazine Biz India Online News reviews Aging and the Art of Living: ” an unusual, original and insightful book on the subject of aging, to say the least….A must read for those who want enjoy the art of living by giving to, as well as learning from, others.” Continue reading →
Chris Phillipson – a prominent authority on aging – has published an excellent, highly accessible book about the changes, benefits and challenges of aging populations: ‘Ageing’. Chris is professor of sociology and social gerontology at the University of Manchester. Continue reading →
Ageing, Meaning and Social Structure, edited by Jan Baars, Joseph Dohmen, Amanda Grenier and Chris Phillipson is now available from Policy Press / University of Chicago Press. “A much-needed integration of two relatively new but flourishing areas of ageing studies, which have developed separately up to now. I gained fresh insights from each and every chapter.” — Peter G. Coleman, Professor of Psychogerontology, University of Southampton. Continue reading →
“This SAGE Handbook integrates basic research on social dimensions of aging. It presents programmatic applications of research in areas not often seen in Handbooks including imprisonment, technology and aging, urban society aged, and elderly migration. The authors constitute a ‘Who’s Who’ of international gerontology, and the focus on globalization and aging is unique among Handbooks today. This Handbook should be in the library of every social gerontologist” – Vern L. Bengtson, University of Southern California Continue reading →
Selected papers from the 2011 ENAS conference (European Network in Aging Studies) in Maastricht have been published in a special issue of the International Journal of Ageing and Later Life: Aging, Narrative, and Performance: Essays from the Humanities, featuring essays by Kathleen Woodward, Sally Chivers, Amir Cohen-Shalev and Esther-Lee Marcus, Benjamin Saxton and Thomas Cole, Valerie Barnes Lipscomb, and Jan Baars. Continue reading →
“Om een goed leven te leiden – een leven dat niet beheerst wordt door de opjuttende versnelling waardoor je jezelf voorbij rent – is het van belang om een goede relatie met ‘de tijd’ te hebben en te houden…”. Een artikel over de levenskunst van het ouder worden en een interview met Jan in een mooie nieuwe bundel over levenskunst, onder redactie van Joep Wijsbek. Lees verder →