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This edited book comprises some outstanding contributions whose contents can be effectively implemented in academic seminars of Medical Humanities. … The book has the merit of extending our understanding of what the spectrum of dementia is, how it can be approached and communicated inside and outside of academia. What is more, it is an appeal for everyone to recognize people with dementia and meet them on their own terms. * Jahrbuch Literatur und Medizin * This volume brings together some of the finest scholars from the fields of critical age and dementia studies. It adds an important intersectional perspective to the cultural critique of Alzheimer’s representations in the public sphere. * Aagje Swinnen, Professor with Specialized Remit in Aging Studies, Maastricht University, the Netherlands * [A] unique array of perspectives on Alzheimer's disease ... powerful, poetic images of dementia * CHOICE *

This volume brings together some of the finest scholars from the fields of critical age and dementia studies. It adds an important intersectional perspective to the cultural critique of Alzheimer's representations in the public sphere. --Aagje Swinnen, Professor with Specialized Remit in Aging Studies, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

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Heike Hartung has published widely in interdisciplinary ageing studies. Recent publications include Ageing, Gender and Illness in Anglophone Literature and Embodied Narration. She is a founding member of the European Network in Ageing Studies and co-editor of the Transcript Aging Studies publication series. Rüdiger Kunow is a retired Full Professor and Chair of the American Studies program at Potsdam University, Germany. He is a founding member of ENAS, the European Network in Aging Studies, and currently involved in the MASCAGE project. Matthew Sweney is an editor and translator, lecturer at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic and researcher in the MASCAGE project “Ageing Masculinities” at the Center for Inter-American Studies, University of Graz, Austria. He earned his PhD in English and American Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic.

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