Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer's Disease

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Medina, Raquel

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224 Seiten

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Springer Palgrave Macmillanerschienen am25.08.20181st ed. 2018

Contrary to very well-known mainstream films, the films discussed do not focus on the negative aspects normally associated with Alzheimer´s disease, but on the importance of portraying the perspective of the persons living with Alzheimer´s and their personhood.mehr

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KlappentextContrary to very well-known mainstream films, the films discussed do not focus on the negative aspects normally associated with Alzheimer´s disease, but on the importance of portraying the perspective of the persons living with Alzheimer´s and their personhood.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-137-53370-8

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Springer Palgrave Macmillan

Erscheinungsjahr2018

Erscheinungsdatum25.08.2018

Auflage1st ed. 2018

Seiten224 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

Gewicht432 g

IllustrationenXII, 224 p. 23 illus. in color.

Artikel-Nr.45413148

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1. Introduction.- 2. Old Age and Alzheimer's Disease in Film.- 3. Intergenerational Interactions and Alzheimer's Disease.- 4. Gender and Alzheimer's Disease: The Power of Words, Herbs, Water, Veils and Mountains.- 5. Agency and Masculinity in Alzheimer's Disease: Cortex (2008) and The Memory of a Killer (2003).- 6. Recovering the Past: Historical Memory and Alzheimer's Disease.- 7. Conclusion.mehr