Reihe: Aging Studies

Programmbereich: Kulturwissenschaft

The series is edited by Heike Hartung, Ulla Kriebernegg and Roberta Maierhofer.

Imagining Ageing

Representations of Age and Ageing in Anglophone Literatures

Concilio, Carmen
(ed.)

What do literary texts tell us about growing old? Representations of ageing and old age in canonical works of English and postcolonial literature.

Erscheinungstermin: 01. März 2020

Aging and Self-Realization

Cultural Narratives about Later Life

Laceulle, Hanne

A thorough philosophical critique of dominant cultural views about later life, that aims to offer outlines for more inspiring perspectives on aging.

Erscheinungstermin: 01. November 2018

Care Home Stories

Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Residential Care

Chivers, Sally
Kriebernegg, Ulla
(eds.)

Institutional care for seniors offers a cultural repository for fears and hopes about an aging population. The essays in this book challenge stereotypes of institutional care for older adults.

Erscheinungstermin: 01. März 2018