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Popularizing Dementia: Public Expressions and Representations of Forgetfulness
Aagje Swinnen
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Paperback. Editor(s): Swinnen, Aafje; Schweda, Mark. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JKSG; MJND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148. Weight in Grams: 454.
How are individual and social ideas of late-onset dementia shaped and negotiated in film, literature, the arts, and the media? And how can the symbolic forms provided by popular culture be adopted and transformed by those affected in order to express their own perspectives? This international and interdisciplinary volume summarizes central current research trends and opens new theoretical and empirical perspectives on dementia in popular culture. It includes contributions by internationally renowned scholars from the humanities, social and cultural gerontology, age(ing) studies, cultural studies, philosophy, and bioethics. Contributions by Lucy Burke, Marlene Goldman, Annette Leibing and others.
How are individual and social ideas of late-onset dementia shaped and negotiated in film, literature, the arts, and the media? And how can the symbolic forms provided by popular culture be adopted and transformed by those affected in order to express their own perspectives? This international and interdisciplinary volume summarizes central current research trends and opens new theoretical and empirical perspectives on dementia in popular culture. It includes contributions by internationally renowned scholars from the humanities, social and cultural gerontology, age(ing) studies, cultural studies, philosophy, and bioethics. Contributions by Lucy Burke, Marlene Goldman, Annette Leibing and others.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
410
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783837627107
SKU
V9783837627107
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About Aagje Swinnen
Aagje Swinnen (Dr.) is Assistant Professor at the Department of Literature and Art of Maastricht University, Netherlands.
Reviews for Popularizing Dementia: Public Expressions and Representations of Forgetfulness
»Die insgesamt 17 Artikel reflektieren eine beeindruckende Bandbreite von Perspektiven, Praktiken und Methoden, die gängige Narrative von Demenz als tragischem Verlust oder als ›lost self‹ hinterfragen. Diesen stereotypen Erzählungen stellt der Band vielschichtige und lebensbejahende Alternativen entgegen, die wir dringend brauchen.« Anita Wohlmann, MEDIENwissenschaft, 2 (2017) »Dieser reichhaltige Band macht von neuem aufmerksam und gibt sowohl der Forschung als ... Read more