Description
This symposium will explore the growing body of cultural representations of dementia. We invite papers that analyse not only how forms of dementia are represented, but also how different texts and contexts may occasion innovative textual strategies and demand different ways of reading/viewing. We hope to instigate discussion of dementia in culture across a range of texts and contexts, insisting upon the specificity as well as the shared dimensions of narratives of ageing and illness in the construction of cultural heritage. We welcome papers that analyse cultural narratives and that consider the theoretical and political issues at stake in the area of dementia and cultural narrative.| Period | 8 Dec 2017 → 9 Dec 2017 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Birmingham, United KingdomShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
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Activities
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Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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XV CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL VOCES MASCULINAS Y FEMENINAS
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Research Outputs
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Cinematic Representations of Alzheimer’s Disease
Research output: Book/Report › Book