Seminar with Ieva Stončikaitė: "Ageing & Intergenerational encounters in Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’"
Co-hosted by Cri-Ageing, CGF, Sociology and KuFo
Ieva Stončikaitė (Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona, Spain)
Ageing & Intergenerational encounters in Roald Dahl’s ‘The Landlady’
This lecture is divided into two parts. In the first part, I will introduce my primary field of research — cultural & literary gerontology. I will briefly explain the evolution of this discipline within gerontological scholarship and will outline the main objectives and purposes. The second part will be focused on the representation of female ageing and intergenerational encounters in a popular short story written by Roald Dahl ‘The Landlady.’ This aim is to demonstrate how cultural & literary gerontology can be applied to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of growing older and intergenerational relationships. We will also delve into the horror genre that helps explore the dynamics of ageing, sexuality, dementia, fears of old age, and the uncanny and dark aspects of humanity, as portrayed in Dahl’s macabre narrative.
Ieva Stončikaitė holds a PhD in Cultural & Literary Gerontology and English Studies. She is currently a Postdoc and English literature lecturer at the Dept. of Humanities at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF, Barcelona). Ieva is also a member of the research group CELCA (University of Lleida, Spain). Her areas of academic focus include literary and cultural representations of ageing, medical humanities, dementia and care, age-friendly higher education and travel writing.
Register for Zoom link with satu.heikkinen@kau.se