Pamela H. Gravagne

The Becoming of Age

Cinematic Visions of Mind, Body and Identity in Later Life

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Produktbeschreibung

The Becoming of Age is an examination of the ways that aging and old age are represented in popular film. Arguing that the ideas behind cinematic depictions of aging are historical and open to revision, the author looks at how movies both promote negative portrayals of aging and challenge its persistent cultural devaluation. Movies are a site of struggle where the representation and the reality of aging intertwine, and they have the power not only to reflect but to reconstruct our understanding.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780786472604
• ISBN-10: 078647260X
• Artikelnr.: 37743505

Autorenporträt

Pamela H. Gravagne teaches courses on age and gender studies at the University of New Mexico. She is founder of Wise and Wonderful Older Women, advocates for employment opportunities for the elderly. She lives in Sandia Park, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface
1 Introduction
3 1.
Understanding and Theorizing Aging and Old Age
11 2.
Masculinities and the Narrative of Decline
37 3.
The Silence and Invisibility of Older Women
65 4.
Intimacy and Desire in Later Life
94 5.
The Cultural Work of Alzheimer's
131 6.
Age as Becoming
158 Chapter Notes
187 Bibliography
193 Index
201