Ageing in Life and Literature

This panel event on ageing in life and literature will be a fascinating exploration of how aging is represented and understood both in real life and in fictional narratives.
Moderated by Barbara Scully, the author of Wise Up, Power, Wisdom and the Older Woman, the panel will explore the social, emotional, and psychological dimensions of ageing, as well as how literature and storytelling have captured the complexities of growing older.
Our guests include Rose Anne Kenny, Chair of Medical Gerontology at Trinity College Dublin and  Principal Investigator of Ireland’s largest adult population study on the experience of ageing in Ireland – The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). She is the author of Age Proof: The New Science of Living a Longer and Healthier Life. We are also joined by writer Mary O’Donnell who contributed to Well, You Don’t Look It, a collection of essays and poems and stories on the theme of ageing. Our final guest is Ian Robertson, a neuroscientist and clinical psychologist who explores the impact of brain function and memory as we age. His books include Mind Sculpture and The Stress Test.
Tickets €13/€11 from glór box office on 065 6843103 or online here.
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Ennis Book Club Festival is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.