The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
27 July 2023
Pages
480
ISBN
9781350204331

The Bloomsbury Handbook to Ageing in Contemporary Literature and Film

Across more than 30 chapters spanning migration, queerness, and climate change, this handbook captures how the interdisciplinary and intersectional endeavor of Age(ing) studies has shaped contemporary literary and film studies. In the early 21st century, the literary study of age and ageing in its cultural context has 'come of age': it has come to supplement and challenge a public discourse on ageing seen mainly as a political and demographic 'problem' in many countries of the world. Following a tripartite structure, it looks first at literary and film genres and how they have been shaped by knowledge about age and ageing, incorporating both narrative genres as well as poetry, drama and imagery. The second section includes chapters on key themes and concepts in Age(ing) Studies with examples from film and literature. The third section brings together case studies focussing on individual artists, national traditions and global ageing.

Containing original contributions by pioneers in the field as well as new scholars from across the globe, it brings together current scholarship on ageing in literary and film studies, and offers new directions and perspectives.

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