Beyond the Great Forgetting

Narrative Resistance in American Literature on Early-Onset Alzheimer¿s Disease
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-662-66028-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 316 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 441 g

Reihe: Research

Drawing on a selection of carefully curated autobiographical and fictional portrayals of the dementia experience, this book gives voice to some of the most pressing ethical issues that commonly arise in the context of a dementing disorder, and calls attention to various forms of narrative resistance in contemporary American literature on early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Based on the premise that the current public discourse on AD is largely dominated by an anxiety and fear-promoting conception of the illness, this multilayered inquiry strives to look beyond the widespread horrors of forgetting and loss in AD, and, in doing so, attempts to give a better, more accurate, and more balanced impression of what it means to be living with such a diagnosis.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gruener, Patrick

Grüner, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Alzheimer und Demenz
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Amerikanische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I Illness Narratives, Narrative Ethics, and the Story of Alzheimer’s Disease.- PART IIAmerican Narratives on Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

About the authorPatrick Gruener received both his diploma degree in English and American Studies and his doctorate in Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Innsbruck. Born and raised in Austria, he currently resides in New York City.