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Esta entrevista recorre la trayectoria académica del antropólogo social Marcelo Arnold- Cathalifaud vinculada a la reflexión de las transformaciones de la sociedad contemporanea. Especificamente se discute sobre los procesos de inclusión y exclusión que enfrenta la vejez y el envejecimiento en nuestra sociedad. Por medio de la entrevista se advierten los desafios de los procesos de investigación aplicada.

Esta entrevista explora la trayectoria de investigación de la profesora Marcela Pizzi en un tema emergente para los estudios de envejecimiento, como es la relación de la vejez y el medio ambiente construido. Desde su formación como arquitecta decide incursionar en la experiencia de las personas mayores con su entorno. A través de la entrevista se muestran los aciertos y dificultades de procesos de investigación, y su relación con políticas públicas.

This article reflects on a methodological research proposal developed from the perspective of interdisciplinary action research in the context of fear-coping interventions for older people in seven rural areas of southern Chile, following the earthquake and tsunami of February 2010. First, we used interventions based on music and art therapy to gather information on their emotional condition. We not only identified high levels of psychological stress, but also that their strengths were related to the Chilean culture and folk traditions. The creative strategies used proved to be therapeutic and healing, since participants reported they were able to express their fears, giving new meaning to their experiences in a collective context. The results highlight the importance of engaging with community members in the production of knowledge, and in defining collectively the cultural pertinence of interventions. It concludes with a discussion about the possibility of replicating this proposal in post-disaster intervention contexts.

Understanding how creative interventions can help develop social connectivity and resilience for older people is vital in developing a holistic cross-sector approach towards ageing well. Academics with a wide range of expertise critically reflect on how the built environment, community living, cultural participation, lifelong learning, and artist-led interventions encourage older people to thrive and overcome both challenging life events and the everyday changes associated with ageing. The book uses a range of approaches, including participatory research methods, to bring the voices of older people themselves to the foreground. It looks at how taking part in creative interventions develops different types of social relationships and fosters resilience