Centenarians' Autobiographies : Age, Life Writing and the Enigma of Extreme Longevity /
Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' au...
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De Gruyter,
[2023]
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| Series: | Medical & Health Humanities : Aesthetics, Analyses, Approaches ,
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| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Frontmatter -- |t Acknowledgments -- |t Contents -- |t 1 Introduction -- |t 2 Centenarians' Autobiographies between Life Sciences and Life Writing -- |t 3 Crossing the "Finish Line": Celebrating the Centenarian's 100th Birthday -- |t 4 Recruiting the Centenarian: Of Willing and Unwilling Subjects -- |t 5 Centenarians' Autobiographies as Advice Literature -- |t 6 The Role of Death and Dying in Centenarians' Autobiographies -- |t 7 Earning Citizenship in the Country of Extreme Old Age -- |t 8 Centenarians' Autobiographies as Ethnographies of Extreme Old Age -- |t 9 "The Elephant in the Room": The (In)visibility of the Co-Author in Centenarians' Autobiographies -- |t 10 Conclusion: Centenarians' Autobiographies as Master Narratives of Aging? -- |t Works Cited -- |t Index |
| 520 | |a Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' autobiographies on book markets across the globe may by rooted in the public's desire for positive images of aging, in contrast to the image of inevitable decay. | ||
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