Launched in 2007, this journal is intend to challenge stereotypes, further the understanding of the aging process, and provide creative approaches to the exploration of issues pertaining to aging.
The Journal of Aging, Humanities, & the Arts (JAHA) is the official publication of the Humanities & Arts Committee of the Gerontological Society of America. The journal aims to foster a dialogue between the humanities and arts and the bio-medical, psychological, behavioral, and social sciences to challenge stereotypes, further our understanding of the aging process, and provide creative approaches to the exploration of issues pertaining to aging.
Subjects addressed in the journal include language and communication; literary production, reception, and analysis; biography and memoirs; human beliefs and spiritual values; art, music, drama, and dance therapy with older adults; narrative medicine in interactions with older adults and their families; issues of death and dying; creativity and aging; and social construction of age.