Dear all, My colleague Chiara Garattini and I are delighted to announce that our book, an edited collection called 'Aging and the Digital Life Course' has been published by Berghahn. Details below. Best regards, David Prendergast New Book! Aging and the Digital Life Course http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=PrendergastAging This book presents us with an interesting study of how various technologies, including web-based tools and information and communication technologies, are embedded in particular social processes and experiences of aging and the life course. Instead of taking the usual position that 'technology' is something that is consumed and thrust upon us . . . this book shows how technologies are themselves a set of relations and processes that are open to change." ˇ Philip Kao, University of Pittsburgh ". . . a comprehensive view of a topic that is becoming increasingly important in health care but is often misunderstood and/or undervalued. It presents the actual/potential use of technology for enhancing the lives of older people and their caregivers." ˇ Catherine McCabe, Trinity College Dublin Across the life course, new forms of community, ways of keeping in contact, and practices for engaging in work, healthcare, retail, learning and leisure are evolving rapidly. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Drawing on contributions from leading commentators and researchers across the world, this book explores key themes such as caregiving, the use of social media, robotics, chronic disease and dementia management, gaming, migration, and data inheritance, to name a few. Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction:<http://www.berghahnbooks.com/downloads/intros/PrendergastAging_intro.pdf> Critical Reflections on Ageing and Technology in the Twenty-First Century<http://www.berghahnbooks.com/downloads/intros/PrendergastAging_intro.pdf> Chiara Garattini and David Prendergast Part I: Connections, Networks and Interactions Chapter 1. Social Media and the Age-Friendly Community Philip B. Stafford Chapter 2. Exploring New Technologies through Playful Peer-to-Peer Engagement in Informal Learning Josie Tetley, Caroline Holland, Verina Waights, Jonathan Hughes, Simon Holland and Stephanie Warren Chapter 3. Older People and Constant Contact Media Rachel S. Singh Chapter 4. Beyond Determinism: Understanding Actual Use of Social Robots by Older People Louis Neven and Christina Leeson Part II: Health and Wellbeing Chapter 5. Designing Technologies for Social Connection with Older People Joseph Wherton, Paul Sugarhood, Rob Procter and Trisha Greenhalgh Chapter 6. Avoiding the 'Iceberg Effect': Incorporating a Behavioural Change Approach to Technology Design in Chronic Illness John Dinsmore Chapter 7. Supporting a Good Life with Dementia Arlene Astell Chapter 8. Home Telehealth: Industry Enthusiasm, Health System Resistance and Community Expectations Sarah Delaney and Claire Somerville Chapter 9. Analysing Hands-on-Tech Care Work in Telecare Installations. Frictional Encounters with Gerontechnological Designs Daniel López and Tomás Sánchez-Criado Part III: Life Course Transitions Chapter 10. Caregiving in the Digital Era Madelyn Iris and Rebecca Berman Chapter 11. Digital Storytelling and the Transnational Retirement Networks of Older Japanese Adults Mayumi Ono Chapter 12. Digital Games in the Lives of Older Adults Bob De Schutter, Julie A. Brown and Henk Herman Nap Chapter 13. Digital Ownership across Lifespans Wendy Moncur Notes on Contributors Index -------------------------------------- Dr David Prendergast, PhD Anthropologist Intel Labs Europe IR1, IOL, Intel Ireland Ltd Tel: ++353 (0)87 9095185 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> -------------------------------------------------------------- Intel Shannon Limited Registered in Ireland Registered Office: Collinstown Industrial Park, Leixlip, County Kildare Registered Number: 308263 Business address: Dromore House, East Park, Shannon, Co. Clare This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review or distribution by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent through the Ageing in Europe mailing list. Please visit the homepage of the ESA Research Network on Ageing in Europe at http://www.ageing-in-europe.org ----------------------------------------------------------------