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OverviewMemory loss is not always viewed purely as a contingent neurobiological process present in an ageing population; rather, it is frequently related to larger societal issues and political debates. This edited volume examines how different media and genres – novels, auto/biographical writings, documentary as well as fictional films and graphic memoirs – represent dementia for the sake of critical explorations of memory, trauma and contested truths. In ten analytical chapters and one piece of graphic art, the contributors examine the ways in which what might seem to be the individual, ahistorical diseases of dementia are used in contemporary cultural texts to represent and respond to violent historical and political events – ranging from the Holocaust to postcolonial conditions – all of which can prove difficult to remember. Combining approaches from literary studies with insights from memory studies, trauma studies, anthropology, the critical medical humanities and media, film and comics studies, this volume explores the politics of dementia and incites new debates on cultures of remembrance, while remaining attentive to the lived reality of dementia. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff , Nina Schmidt , Sue VicePublisher: De Gruyter Imprint: De Gruyter Weight: 0.471kg ISBN: 9783110713572ISBN 10: 3110713578 Pages: 234 Publication Date: 06 December 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIrmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff and Nina Schmidt, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; Sue Vice, The University of Sheffield, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |