Questions of care and aging are the main focus of the Finish film Ruthless Times: Songs of Care from 2022, shown on 19 January 2023.
Just like the previous events in the movie series, this third evening, too, attracted a broad audience.
In order to socio-politically contextualize a few thematic aspects of this documentary from the viewpoint of Cultural and Care Studies, the event started with two introductionary talks by Dr. Nejra-Nuna Čengić from the Center for Southeast European Studies (CSEES) and Assoz. Prof. Dr. Klaus Wegleitner from CIRAC. The talks reflected upon critical perspectives on nursing, care, exploitation, and precariousness in late-capitalist societies – topics explicitly depicted in the film. As Čengić and Wegleitner pointed out, Ruthless Times very accurately addresses the negative effects a neoliberal society has for both care-givers and the older people. They concluded with emphasizing those voices in the documentary who, despite their hardships, strongly advocate for a better and more caring society. After all, the film suggests, it is these voices and their Songs of Care that can inspire change.
Next date of the film series:
16 March 2023: movie TBA
The event is a cooperation of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Aging and Care (CIRAC) and the Center for Southeast European Studies (CSEES).
The CareAgeCinema cinema series is a cooperation of the Age and Care Research Group Graz, the Elisabeth List Fellowship Project "Gender Matters: Aging, Care, and Migration," and Radio Helsinki 92.6 - Freies Radio Graz at the Filmzentrum im Rechbauerkino.
The event is co-financed by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 101029279.