Aging Experiments

Futures and Fantasies of Old Age
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-8376-6283-2
Verlag: transcript

Buch, Englisch, Band 278, 226 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 225 mm, Gewicht: 357 g

Reihe: Edition Kulturwissenschaft

The sustained expansion of the life span and the attendant demographic changes in the West have fuelled the production of cultural texts that explore alternative representations of aging and old age. The contributors to this volume show how artists in science-fiction, fantasy and the avant-garde develop visions of late life transformation, improvisation and adaptation to new circumstances. The studies particularly focus on perspectives on aging that challenge the predominant narratives of decline as well as fantasies of eternal youth, as defined by neoliberal notions of health, able-bodiedness, agency, self-improvement, progress, plasticity and productivity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Guimarães, João Paulo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Alterssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft