Apr 20
The Aging Hippie Generation
Virtual
Presentation
Department of Communications, Ben-Gurion University
Date
How do we age well? Ben-Gurion University of the Negev’s Professor Galit Nimrod has researched and written about the aging of the Hippie generation, the many challenges facing our aging population, the role technology plays, and how societies must adapt with older populations in mind.
Join A4BGU and Israel 21c on Thursday, April 20 at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT as Nicky Blackburn, ISRAEL21c’s Editor, interviews Prof. Nimrod about her research and recommendations.
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Galit Nimrod, Ph.D., is professor at the Department of Communication Studies and a research fellow at the Center for Multidisciplinary Research in Aging at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Journalism from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and she was a Fulbright post-doctoral scholar in the Gerontology Center and the Department of Leisure Studies at the University of Georgia. She has published extensively and her focus aims to contribute to the understanding of well-being in later life, Dr. Nimrod studies psychological and sociological aspects of leisure, media and technology use among older adults.
Her most recent book, The Aging of Aquarius: The Hippies of the 60s in Their 60s and Beyond, is an in depth dive into the older adults that were part of the iconic of 1960s counterculture. These long-haired, colorfully dressed youth who rebelled against mainstream societal values, preached and practiced love and peace, and generally sought more meaningful and authentic lives. These ‘flower children’ are now over sixty and comprise a significant part of the older population in the United States. While some hippies rejoined mainstream American society as they grew older, others still maintain the hippie ideology and lifestyle. This book is the first to explore the aging experience of older hippies by examining aspects related to identity, generativity, daily activities, spirituality, community, end-of-life care, and wellbeing. Based on 40 in-depth interviews with lifelong, returning, and past residents of The Farm, an intentional community in Tennessee that was founded in 1971 and still exists today, insights into the subculture of aging hippies and their keys to wellbeing are shared.
Nicky Blackburn has worked extensively as a journalist and editor both in Britain and Israel for a range of national and international publications including The Cambridge Evening News, London News, Travel Weekly, Israel High Tech Investor, and The Times of London. She was the Associate Editor at LINK Israel’s Business and Technology Magazine, and the High-Tech Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. Nicky joined ISRAEL21c in 2005 and currently serves as the Editor & Israel Director. She earned a Masters degree in Creative Writing from Bar Ilan University.
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