The Institute of Behavioural Sciences and Communication Theory & the Institute of World Economy at Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary) is proud to host the first international conference on “Age Talks? – Communicating Ages in the Communication Age” on 09 May 2019.

Our communicational behaviours, language use and the media do not simply express, but also significantly influence our experiences and conceptualizations of the world, as well as our everyday activities and habits. These processes are heavily affected by ageing and how different generations perceive it. While the digital media culture is obsessed with maintaining eternal youth, ageing affects everybody. Yet research is still sparse on how older adults are represented in and addressed by the media, how these representations are reflected in language use, how various generations perceive and communicate with one another, and to what degree do generations conform to the expectations of the media and society.

These questions provoke novel and interdisciplinary approaches that dissect language and communication theory, sociology and economics. Thus, the aim of the conference is to find convergence among diverse research fields focused on ageing and communication and create a joint platform for determining the future opportunities of this paradigm shift in age research.

Submission Guidelines

We invite a broad range of papers that address issues related to these topics. Abstracts for 15-minute presentations or posters should be sent by 31 January 2019. Anonymized, max. one-page abstracts (incl. references) should be submitted via EasyChair in a pdf format.

List of Topics

We invite a broad range of papers that address issues related to (but not limited to) any the following:

• Intergenerational communication;
• Intragenerational communication;
• Media representations of ages and ageing;
• Conceptualizations of older adults and ageing;
• Economic aspects of ageing.

Committees

Organizing committee

• Petra Aczél
• István Benczes
• Réka Benczes
• Eszter Deli
• Tímea Ondok
• Judit Sebestény

Scientific committee

• Péter Ákos Bod, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)
• Tanja Gradečak-Erdeljić, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia)
• Zsófia Kenesei, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)
• Zoltán Kövecses, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary)
• István Magas, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)
• Kristóf Nyíri, Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
• Csaba Pléh, CEU / Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Hungary)
• István Síklaki, Corvinus University of Budapest (Hungary)

Invited Speakers

• Dirk Geeraerts (University of Leuven)
• Virpi Ylänne (University of Cardiff)

Venue

The conference will be held at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to agetalks2019@uni-corvinus.hu