Research Catalog
Cinematic representations of Alzheimer's disease
- Title
- Cinematic representations of Alzheimer's disease / Raquel Medina.
- Author
- Medina Bañón, Raquel
- Publication
- London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
- ©2018
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | MFL 18-6891 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- xii, 224 pages : illustrations (some color); 23 cm
- Summary
- This book offers a cross-cultural approach to cinematic representations of Alzheimer's disease in non-mainstream cinema. Even though Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, is a global health issue, it is not perceived or represented homogenously around the world. 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. Similarly, this book analyses how the films use Alzheimer's as a trope to address issues relating to different areas of life and society such as, for example, family matters, intergenerational relationships, gender issues, national traditions versus global modernity, and caring for people with dementia. By examining an array of films, from crime fiction to documentary, that each present non-stigmatising representations of Alzheimer's disease, this in-depth study ultimately demonstrates the power of culture in shaping meaning.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Old age and Alzheimer's disease in film -- Intergenerational interactions and Alzheimer's disease -- Gender and Alzheimer's disease: the power of words, herbs, water, veils, and mountains -- Agency and masculinity in Alzheimer's disese: Cortex (2008) and The memory of a killer (2003) -- Recovering the past: historical memory and Alzheimer's disease -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- MFL 18-6891
- ISBN
- 1137533706
- 9781137533708
- LCCN
- 2018947398
- OCLC
- 1039355908
- Author
- Medina Bañón, Raquel, author.
- Title
- Cinematic representations of Alzheimer's disease / Raquel Medina.
- Publisher
- London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references, filmographies, and index.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781137533715
- Research Call Number
- MFL 18-6891