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Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease/ by Raquel Medina.
Author:	Medina, Raquel.
Description:	XII, 224 p. 23 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Motion pictures—History. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53371-5
ISBN:	9781137533715

Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease
Medina, Raquel.

Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease[electronic resource] /by Raquel Medina. - 1st ed. 2018. - XII, 224 p. 23 illus. in color.online resource.

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. .

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.

ISBN: 9781137533715

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-53371-5doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1254173
Motion pictures—History.

LC Class. No.: PN1993.5

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4309

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