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OverviewDrawing on a selection of carefully curated autobiographical and fictional portrayals of the dementia experience, this book gives voice to some of the most pressing ethical issues that commonly arise in the context of a dementing disorder, and calls attention to various forms of narrative resistance in contemporary American literature on early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Based on the premise that the current public discourse on AD is largely dominated by an anxiety and fear-promoting conception of the illness, this multilayered inquiry strives to look beyond the widespread horrors of forgetting and loss in AD, and, in doing so, attempts to give a better, more accurate, and more balanced impression of what it means to be living with such a diagnosis. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Patrick GruenerPublisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Imprint: J.B. Metzler Edition: 1st ed. 2022 Weight: 0.447kg ISBN: 9783662660287ISBN 10: 3662660288 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 30 August 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAbout the authorPatrick Gruener received both his diploma degree in English and American Studies and his doctorate in Literature and Cultural Studies from the University of Innsbruck. Born and raised in Austria, he currently resides in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |