Online access Zoom link: https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/97002398058?pwd=uObF6aBrcf71hraClJjio5jBOb3sbb.1
09:00 – 09:30 Coffee and Arrival
Session 1: Social Worlds of Ageing
09:30 – 10:00 Jessie Stanier (UWE Bristol) and Rosie Poebright (UWE Bristol; Splash & Ripple):
Phenomenology, Intergenerationality, and Audiofiction: ‘Wild Stories’ for Intergenerational Connection in Bristol’s Queer Community
10:00 – 10:30 Hans-Georg Eilenberger (University of Humanistic Studies):
The Material Sedimentation of Ageing
10:30 – 11:00 (Online) Vanessa Freerks (University of Johannesburg):
de Beauvoir and Baudrillard on Modern Ageing: Beyond Social Exclusion
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee Break
Session 2: Time and Becoming
11:20 – 11:50 Sai Ashrafian (University of Bristol):
Who Gets to Age?
11:50 – 12:20 (Online) Tyler Yeung (Chinese University of Hong Kong):
What Old Age Left Unfold: the Other Within in Beauvoir’s Philosophy of Ageing
12:20 – 13:20 Lunch
Session 3: Play and Performance
13:20 – 13:50 (Online) Hee Seng Kye (Hanyang University):
Late Style and the Ageing Performer: András Schiff’s Programless Recitals as Epistemic Self-Assertion
13:50 – 14:20 Jodie Russell (University of Birmingham):
Gamer Dads: the Value of Play to the Wellbeing of Ageing Men
Film Screening and Discussion
14:20 – 14:50 Jimmy Hay (University of Bristol):
It Was a Tuesday, I Think (Hay, 2026): Grief, Memory, and Fiction Filmmaking as Research
14:50 – 15:10 Coffee Break
Session 4: Care and Epistemic Injustice
15:10 – 15:40 (Online) Lida Sarafrazarpatapeh (University of Texas):
Epistemic Injustice in Older Women’s Hip Replacement Experiences
15:40 – 16:10 Faith Melvine Atieno (University of Nairobi):
Perimenopause, WASH, and Epistemic Injustice in Rural Kenya
16:10 – 16:40 Eliana Horn (Monash University):
Artificial Companion and Epistemic Injustice in Later Life
Practical Information
Map and directions
University map: University of Bristol campus map (search for “Cotham House”).
Cotham House building page: Cotham House, Cotham Hill, BS6 6JL
Arriving at Cotham House: enter via the main entrance on Cotham Hill. Room 0.16 is on the ground floor, to the right as you enter the common room.
Getting here: Clifton Down station is the nearest train station. Bike racks are available outside Cotham House. Limited on-street parking is available on Cotham Hill, Hampton Road and nearby residential streets. Use Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6JL for sat nav or taxi drop-off.
Access information
The front entrance has step-free access. There is a bell/buzzer at the entrance, and the main doors may be heavy. Please contact Josh on arrival if you need assistance getting into the building.
There is no staffed reception in Cotham House. If you have access needs that would be helpful to know about in advance, please contact Josh before the event.
Detailed access guide: AccessAble guide to Cotham House
Catering
Tea, coffee, refreshments and lunch will be provided throughout the day. A selection of pastries, fruit, cakes, cookies and sandwiches will be available. Please bring a reusable water bottle to refill during the workshop.
Dietary requirements: Please email Josh with any allergies or dietary requirements by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 1 July.
After the workshop
All attendees are warmly invited to join us for pizza at Beerd after the workshop, with food kindly paid for by the EPIC project. If you would like to attend, please email Josh with your pizza choice by Wednesday 1st July.