Contemporary narratives of dementia : ethics, ageing, politics /
Falcus, Sarah,
Contemporary narratives of dementia : ethics, ageing, politics / Sarah Falcus, Katsura Sako. - 1st. - 1 online resource. - Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature .
Previously issued in print: 2016.
This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies. As part of the increasing visibility of dementia in social and cultural life, these narratives pose ethical, aesthetic, and political questions about subjectivity, agency, and care that help us to interrogate the cultural discourse of dementia. Contemporary Narratives of Dementia is a seminal book that offers a sustained examination of a wide range of literary narratives, from auto/biographies and detective fiction, to children's books and comic books. With its wide-reaching theoretical and critical scope, its comparative dimension, and its inclusion of multiple genres, this book is important for scholars engaging with studies of dementia and ageing in diverse disciplines. Sarah Falcus is a Reader in Contemporary Literature at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She has research interests in contemporary women's writing, feminism and literary gerontology. She is the co-director of the Dementia and Cultural Narrative (DCN) network. Katsura Sako is an Associate Professor of English, at Keio University, Japan. Her main field of research is in post-war/contemporary British literature, and she has particular interests in gender, ageing and illness. She is a member of the steering committee of the DCN network.
9781317208235 1317208234 9781315617534 1315617536 9781317208242 1317208242 9781317208228 1317208226
10.4324/9781315617534 doi
Aging in literature.
Aging--Cross-cultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
PN56.O4 / .F34 2018eb
809.93354
Contemporary narratives of dementia : ethics, ageing, politics / Sarah Falcus, Katsura Sako. - 1st. - 1 online resource. - Routledge interdisciplinary perspectives on literature .
Previously issued in print: 2016.
Introduction 1. Dementia and Narratives of Detection 2. Generational Time: Storytelling, Family and Inheritance 3. On the Inside: Time, Narrative and Life with Dementia 4. A Story of One's Own: Auto/Biographies of Dementia 5. Dementia and Children's Picture Books Conclusion
This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies. As part of the increasing visibility of dementia in social and cultural life, these narratives pose ethical, aesthetic, and political questions about subjectivity, agency, and care that help us to interrogate the cultural discourse of dementia. Contemporary Narratives of Dementia is a seminal book that offers a sustained examination of a wide range of literary narratives, from auto/biographies and detective fiction, to children's books and comic books. With its wide-reaching theoretical and critical scope, its comparative dimension, and its inclusion of multiple genres, this book is important for scholars engaging with studies of dementia and ageing in diverse disciplines. Sarah Falcus is a Reader in Contemporary Literature at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She has research interests in contemporary women's writing, feminism and literary gerontology. She is the co-director of the Dementia and Cultural Narrative (DCN) network. Katsura Sako is an Associate Professor of English, at Keio University, Japan. Her main field of research is in post-war/contemporary British literature, and she has particular interests in gender, ageing and illness. She is a member of the steering committee of the DCN network.
9781317208235 1317208234 9781315617534 1315617536 9781317208242 1317208242 9781317208228 1317208226
10.4324/9781315617534 doi
Aging in literature.
Aging--Cross-cultural studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology
PN56.O4 / .F34 2018eb
809.93354