Stončikaitė Ieva
Department of Humanities, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Research Group CELCA Dedal-Lit, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.
Gerontologist. 2024 Dec 13;65(1). doi: 10.1093/geront/gnae125.
Although the model of successful aging is already well discussed and has received considerable critical responses, its intersection with the growing enthusiasm for creative engagement among older adults needs further exploration. This article contributes to the growing literature on later-life creativity by examining its relationship with the discourse of successful aging.
The study employs critical humanities-based perspectives and the literature on later life to address creativity in older age within contemporary neoliberal imperatives.
Although successful aging is an antithesis to the narrative of decline, it often fails to capture alternative meanings of aging and the creative engagement in later life. The commercialization and commodification of creativity often function to discipline individuals toward a culture of productivity, optimization, and innovation. However, many older individuals challenge these notions as they create their own models of aging well and authentically that do not align with the ideals of successful aging.
Reductionist, individualistic, and capital-driven understandings of later-life creativity can be broadened by employing critical interdisciplinary approaches, which also help rethink the current meanings of old age and aging. The article will be of interest to scholars, policymakers, artists, and practitioners in gerontological scholarship and the humanities.
尽管成功老龄化模式已得到充分讨论并引发了大量批判性回应，但其与老年人对创造性参与日益增长的热情之间的交叉点仍需进一步探索。本文通过研究其与成功老龄化话语的关系，为关于晚年创造力的不断增长的文献做出了贡献。
该研究采用基于批判性人文学科的视角以及关于晚年的文献，以探讨当代新自由主义要求下的老年创造力问题。
尽管成功老龄化与衰退叙事相反，但它往往未能涵盖老龄化的其他含义以及晚年的创造性参与。创造力的商业化和商品化常常促使个体遵循一种注重生产力、优化和创新的文化。然而，许多老年人在创造自己真实的良好老龄化模式时挑战了这些观念，这些模式与成功老龄化的理想并不一致。
通过采用批判性跨学科方法，可以拓宽对晚年创造力的还原论、个人主义和资本驱动的理解，这也有助于重新思考当前老年和老龄化的含义。本文将对老年学研究和人文学科领域的学者、政策制定者、艺术家及从业者具有参考价值。
