Aging experiments : futures and fantasies of old age

• Tipo: Livro
• Data: 2023

Autores

Guimarães, João Paulo (Autor) FLUP

Editora

Transcript

Bielefeld

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DOI: 10.14361/9783839462836

Abstract (EN): 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.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 223

ISBN: 978-3-8376-6283-2

ISBN Eletrónico: 978-3-8394-6283-6

Coleção: Culture & theory ; 278