A research agenda for queer ageing / edited by Ana Cristina Santos (sociologist and senior researcher, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Santos, Ana Cristina, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar research agendas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older sexual minorities--Social conditions.

Older sexual minorities.

Aging--Social aspects.

Aging.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

"Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. This insightful Research Agenda examines sexual and gender diversity among older people. Expert authors explore how social attitudes, laws, activism and social policies contribute both directly and indirectly to ageist prejudice, particularly against the LGBTQI+ population. Adopting interdisciplinary, mixed-methods approaches, with a focus on lived experiences and the voices of older people across the globe, the book engages with key topics including access to healthcare, activism, community-building, politics and sex. Throughout embodied memories, the daily management of intimate life and avenues for further research are highlighted. Chapters demonstrate a wide range of needs, but also outstanding strategies of resistance, survival, joy and pride across the life course. They stir the reader's scholarly, political and social imagination, fostering innovative ways to rethink ageing in the foreseeable future. A Research Agenda for Queer Ageing is a valuable resource for scholars and students of gender and queer studies, ageing, gerontology, psychology, human geography, sociology, anthropology and social work. It is also beneficial to policymakers interested in improving their understanding and inclusion of LGBTQI+ people"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Part I: Memories, struggles and survival

1. My ageing trans body: An autoethnography / Zowie Davy

2. 'Everything i didn't do as a teenager, i'm doing it now': Trans experiences of ageing and time in portugal / Ana Lc͠ûia Santos

3. Queer ageing in austria - and the drag of history / Karin Schn̲pflug

4. Cruising migration histories: A queer greek biographical account in post-war Germany / Pako Chalkidis and Antn̤io Pedro Fidalgo

Part II: Queer ageing today

5. Reconceptualizing nyah gender presentations in later life: Malaysian trans women, transitioning, and health / Maya Chew and Joseph N. Goh

6. Sex, romance, and the ageing intersex person / Adeline Whittney Berry

7. Ageing out loud: Queer lives and policy gaps in Slovenia / Ane Jurcek and Mojca Urek

8. All the cracks and the glitches: Ageing LGBTQ+ people and access to health- care in portugal / Mara Pieri

Part III: The future of research in queer ageing

9. Envisioning queer temporality and queerer futures through letters to self / Sarah Jen, Rebecca L. Jones, and Jennifer Ananda

10. Treasure hunt joana brilhante and irene massa

11. 'We're gonna be "the grandparents squad"': Queer intergenerationality as futurity / Linn J. Sandberg

12. Queer solitude: Reframing loneliness through the narratives of older people / Ana Cristina Santos

Epilogue / Andrew King.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781035337095 (e-book)

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