Over the last few months I have been delving into research concerning ageing and the role of digital and communication technologies in older age, in addition to my existing interests in home and migration. Some of this thinking resonated with several others and resulted in the idea for a joint research. Happy to share that the project “Sustainable Ageing of Migrant Populations in Sweden and Japan and their Transnational Families” has been awarded funding from Intsam/Vinnova as part of MIRAI 2.0 Academia/Industry collaborations.
So, in January-June 2022 together with Satu Heikkinen, Tara Mehrabi of Karlstad University and Ksenia Golovina of Toyo University we will organise and host a two day international workshop on the topics of ageing, migration, and digital technology, with a focus on East European migrant populations in Sweden and Japan. As part of the project we would also like to feature artists’ works on the theme of ageing / migration in the two countries.
More details to follow in the new year!
MIRAI announcement: https://www.mirai.nu/collaboration-between-academia-and-industry-in-japan-and-sweden-seven-projects-have-been-granted-seed-money/