Contemporary Narratives of Dementia: Ethics, Ageing, Politics
Sarah Falcus, Katsura Sako
Department of History, English, Linguistics and Music
Centre for International Contemporary Poetry
Stylistics Research Centre
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.
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dementia Social Sciences 100%
moral philosophy Social Sciences 73%
narrative Social Sciences 61%
aesthetics Social Sciences 18%
genre Social Sciences 17%
subjectivity Social Sciences 17%
inclusion Social Sciences 13%
Sarah Falcus
S.J.Falcus@hud.ac.uk
Department of History, English, Linguistics and Music - Reader
Stylistics Research Centre - Member
Centre for International Contemporary Poetry - Member
Falcus, S., & Sako, K. (2019). Contemporary Narratives of Dementia: Ethics, Ageing, Politics. (1 ed.) (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315617534
Falcus, Sarah ; Sako, Katsura. / Contemporary Narratives of Dementia : Ethics, Ageing, Politics. 1 ed. New York : Routledge, 2019. 238 p. (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature).
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