Students
in courses I have taught on the humanities and aging participated in a number
of creativity assignments. One encouraged them to prepare collages, either using
images or words, in order to express their attitudes toward aging. Collected here
are representative samples of their work. All of the collages have been scanned
from the originals. The only changes made in the collages have been the addition
of a color background and combinations of colors where appropriate. The first
collage, shown above, spells out words that begin with the letters E-L-D-E-R-L-Y.
The collage below consists of three flowers growing out of the soil of
ageism. The flower on the left shows a woman in late middle age. Here face is
surrounded by the following words:
Students in courses I have taught on the humanities and aging participated in a number of creativity assignments. One encouraged them to prepare collages, either using images or words, in order to express their attitudes toward aging. Collected here are representative samples of their work. All of the collages have been scanned from the originals. The only changes made in the collages have been the addition of a color background and combinations of colors where appropriate. The first collage, shown above, spells out words that begin with the letters E-L-D-E-R-L-Y.
