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Aging Experiments: Futures and Fantasies of Old Age
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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 dev... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
aging; old age; literature; science fiction; avant-garde; film
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Free Keywords
Fantasy; Experimental; Aging Studies; Literature; American Studies; Cultural Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
223 p.
Series
Culture & Theory, 278
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839462836
ISSN
2702-8976
ISBN
978-3-8394-6283-6
Status
Published Version; reviewed