Laure Adler I Je suis vieille et je vous emmerdeI Les Grandes Conférences Liégeoises I 2023

What does it mean to "be old"? Why such a taboo surrounding an inevitable and universal phenomenon? To ensure that old age is not only viewed through the lens of decline and sadness, but also through that of strength and joy, the Grandes Conférences Liégeoises (Liège Conferences) have given Laure Adler free rein to tell us what aging does more than it undoes. She will explain that aging is not about giving up, but about being wild, angry, passionate. And above all, about resisting the attempts by the rest of society to relegate and render it invisible. An influential figure in the French media and cultural landscape, Laure Adler is a journalist, writer, and producer. An advisor to François Mitterrand and director of France Culture, she has hosted radio and television programs, notably "À voix nue" (In a Naked Voice) on France Culture, where she interviewed numerous personalities from the cultural world. In 2014, Laure Adler investigated old age in France. Her findings and analysis are compiled in her essay, *The Night Traveler*. https://gclg.be/index.php/newsletter