Contemporary Narratives of Dementia: Ethics, Ageing, Politics

by Sarah Falcus and Katsura Sako

Book Overview

This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies. As part of the increasing visibility of dementia in social and cultural life, these narratives pose ethical, aesthetic, and political questions about subjectivity, agency, and care that help us to interrogate the cultural discourse of dementia. Contemporary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032241616
• ISBN13: 9781032241616
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"