Carmen García Navarro is a lecturer in contemporary writing at the University of Almería (Spain). She has contributed on Doris Lessing, Joy Harjo, and Anne Carson, among other writers. She was Associate Dean at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería (2020- 2023) and serves now as Director of the Language Centre, University of Almería.

• Contents - Introduction - Doris Lessing’s novels as a gateway to social reality - very old women in lessing’s novels: the diary of a good neighbour and if the old could - love, again: redefining old age and ageing from an emancipatory viewpoint - approaches to teaching lessing and ageing - final remarks - works cited

Carmen García Navarro is a lecturer in contemporary writing at the University of Almería (Spain). She has contributed on Doris Lessing, Joy Harjo, and Anne Carson, among other writers. She was Associate Dean at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería (2020- 2023) and serves now as Director of the Language Centre, University of Almería.

• Contents - Introduction - Doris Lessing’s novels as a gateway to social reality - very old women in lessing’s novels: the diary of a good neighbour and if the old could - love, again: redefining old age and ageing from an emancipatory viewpoint - approaches to teaching lessing and ageing - final remarks - works cited

Carmen García Navarro is a lecturer in contemporary writing at the University of Almería (Spain). She has contributed on Doris Lessing, Joy Harjo, and Anne Carson, among other writers. She was Associate Dean at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Almería (2020- 2023) and serves now as Director of the Language Centre, University of Almería.

• Contents - Introduction - Doris Lessing’s novels as a gateway to social reality - very old women in lessing’s novels: the diary of a good neighbour and if the old could - love, again: redefining old age and ageing from an emancipatory viewpoint - approaches to teaching lessing and ageing - final remarks - works cited