Chaired by Dr Joshua Pocius on behalf of Assoc. Professor Ana Dragojlovic, Gender Studies and Insight Fellow at the Contemplative Studies Centre at the University of Melbourne. 

 

In this roundtable we will explore the concept of ‘wellbeing’ from an interdisciplinary perspective. We will be asking some of the following questions: what does it mean to be well? How is the human invented and re-invented through the lens of wellness. Additionally, we will explore the roles that digital technologies may play in the continual invention and reinvention of the human within the broader concept of wellness.  

 

Speakers:  

Julieta Galante, Contemplative Studies Centre, University of Melbourne, ‘Illness, Wellness, & Self-Transcendence through the lens of modern psychology'

Rachel Flenley, School of Education, University of Melbourne, on ''Healthy, happy, engaged and successful': The ‘well’ student in contemporary times’ 

Simon D'Alfonso, Computing and Information Systems, University of Melbourne, on ‘Wellbeing considerations and design principles for digital platforms'
Zara Thompson, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Music Therapy, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music  - ''We Still Have Music' - The role of music and technology in maintaining and exploring identities and wellbeing for people living with dementia'