
01 Sep Age and Ageing in Anglophone and European Cinema(s)
SERCIA Conference in collaboration with the AGE-C Research Project
3-5 September 2025
Faculty of Theatre and Film, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
DAY 1: September 3 (Wednesday), 2025 | |
20:00 – 22:30/ Screening of The Substance (Coralie Fargeat, 2024) –
Arta Cinema |
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DAY 2: September 4 (Thursday), 2025 | |
8:45 – 9:00/ Opening – Simone Veil Room | |
9:00 – 10:30/ Keynote: Raphaëlle Moine (Sorbonne Nouvelle University)
Alzheimer’s Disease Narratives Across Contemporary European Cinema: Beyond Narratives of Decay? Moderation by: Andrea Virginás – Simone Veil Room |
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10:30 – 11:00/ Coffee Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
11:00 – 12:30/ Panel A1:
The Medium is the Message: Self- Reflexive Moving Images of Ageing – Nelson Mandela Room |
11:00 – 12:30/ Panel B1:
Spacing Ageing 1: Ageing Addressed Through Spatial Dimensions – Robert Schuman Room |
12:30 – 14:00/ Lunch Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
14:00 – 15:30/ Panel A2:
Ageing Femininities Explored Through (Body) Horror and Melodramas – Nelson Mandela Room |
14:00 – 15:30/ Panel B2:
Spacing Ageing 2: Ageing Addressed Through Spatial Dimensions – Robert Schuman Room |
15:30 – 16:00/ Coffee Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
16:00 – 17:30/ Panel A3:
Ageing Addressed Through Science Fiction – Nelson Mandela Room |
16:00 – 17:30/ Panel B3:
Biographical Reflections on Ageing – Robert Schuman Room |
17:30 – 18:00/ Break | |
18:00 – 19:30/ Reception – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
DAY 3: September 5 (Friday), 2025 | |
9:00 – 10:30/ Keynote: Tony Tracy (University of Galway)
The Map & The Territory: Topographies of Ageing Masculinities on Screen. Moderation by: Boglárka Angéla Farkas – Simone Veil Room |
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10:30 – 11:00/ Coffee Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
11:00 – 12:30/ Panel A4:
Stardom in Later Age and the Ageing Star Nelson Mandela Room |
11:00 – 12:30/ Panel B4:
Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia – Robert Schuman Room |
12:30 – 13:30/ Lunch Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
13:30 – 15:00/ Panel A5:
Age and Ageing Expressed Through Sexuality and/or Intersectionality – Nelson Mandela Room |
13:30 – 15:00/ Panel B5:
Older Adult Male Criminals in Action – Robert Schuman Room |
15:00 – 15:30/ Coffee Break – UBB Casa Universitarilor Restaurant | |
15:30 – 17:00/ Panel A6:
Intergenerational Ageing in European Contexts – Nelson Mandela Room |
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17:00 – 17:15/ Break | |
17:15 – 19:15/ SERCIA GENERAL MEETING – Simone Veil Room | |
20:00 – 22:00/ Conference Dinner – Divino Porcello Restaurant | |
BONUS DAY: September 6 (Saturday), 2025 | |
10:00 – Bus Trip to Torockó/ Rimetea. | |
14:00 – Lunch at Torockó – Tóbiás House Restaurant | |
16:00-17:15 – Bus trip back to Cluj-Napoca |