ISBN:
9783839462836
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (227 p.)
Series Statement:
Culture & Theory 278
DDC:
809.93354
Keywords:
Social sciences
;
Social Science / Gerontology
;
Avant-Garde American Studies
;
Literature
;
Film
;
Cultural Studies
;
Experimental
;
Aging
;
Fantasy
;
Science-Fiction
;
Aging Studies
;
Altern
;
Literatur
;
Film
Abstract:
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
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