Histories of the senior: between continuity and alterity

Abstract

This article seeks to rethink some questions of how we approach to old age today, pointing out that we move from relatively clear terms (old age and aging) to a polysemic concepts that fall within what we call anachronistic or ambiguous paradigms. It is insisted that the subject of aging is probably replaced by two major poles: a non decrepit aesthetic and a resilient memory attitude, which are exemplified in two case studies. In both cases a stage of high subjective experimentation is proposed, trying to locate the aging situation from broader social and cultural parameters.

Keywords

• Vejez
• Experimentación subjetiva
• Renovación social