Contemporary Narratives of Dementia: Ethics, Ageing, Politics - Paperback

by Sarah Falcus (Author), Katsura Sako (Author)

This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing societies. As part of the increasing visibility of dementia in social and cultural life, these narratives pose ethical, aesthetic, and political questions about sub

Author Biography

Sarah Falcus is a Reader in Contemporary Literature at the University of Huddersfield, UK. She has research interests in contemporary women's writing, feminism and literary gerontology. She is the co-director of the Dementia and Cultural Narrative (DCN) network.

Katsura Sako is Associate Professor of English, Keio University, Japan. Her main field of research is in post-war/contemporary British literature and she has interests in gender, ageing and illness. She is a steering committee of the DCN network.