Here, Felicity Slocombe reflects on and summarises a recent talk that she co-presented with Emma Putland at the Imagining Dementia Futures conference at the University of Manchester. The talk – and this blog – explores how national UK newspapers represent two complex societal factors that increase the risk of dementia: social isolation and air pollution.
In this guest blog post, Sih-Ying Hsieh (Iris Hsieh) presents a case study of the ‘Time Machine: AI Art and Reminiscence Therapeutic programme’, which was co-led by Art For All and Excelsior Care Homes in Taiwan. The project explores how AI image generation tools can be used in art sessions to encourage participants living with dementia to share their lived experiences, generate memorable scenes and foster connections with others.
Inspired by a project presentation given at the Dementia in Film, Media and Culture symposium at Queen Margaret University (Edinburgh, 31st May 2024), here, Emma Putland reflects on representations of people living with dementia in relation to eyes, gaze and vision.
Inspired by our project team’s presentation at the ‘8th Global China Dialogue: Governance for Global Health’ event in December 2023, here, Emma Putland reflects on some of the team’s recent work on metaphor in UK newspapers and AI generated images.
Neil Crowther draws on his personal and professional experiences to discuss the interconnectedness of discourses of ageing and older people, social care, disability and dementia. He reflects on the ‘doom loop’ that society appears to be stuck in and asks what an effective, authentic narrative about living with dementia might look like…
Here, Ivana Babicova asks the important question: what happens if we experience difficulties communicating or verbalising our pain? And what can be done to help?
Felicity Slocombe discusses the main themes and recommendations of three focus groups she recently conducted about dementia in the media. These were run with people with less personal familiarity with dementia, people who care or have cared for people with dementia, and people with dementia.
Here, we hear from three co-authors about a fascinating project from the IDEAL dementia research programme: a conversation-starting play called ‘The World Turned Upside Down’.
We’re delighted to welcome our newest member of the team, Chris Sanderson, who has started his PhD with us this month. In this introductory blog post, Chris discusses his previous research, PhD focus and more…
For people who are accustomed to hearing, changes in hearing ability can significantly impact an individual’s communication and social life. In this blog, Professor Tom Dening discusses his recent experience of getting hearing aids, using this to reflect on the complicated relationship between hearing loss and dementia.