Aging Experiments Futures And Fantasies Of Old Age Joo Paulo Guimares Editor Knowledge Unlatched Ku Select 2022 Frontlist Collection Editor by João Paulo Guimarães (editor); Knowledge Unlatched - Ku Select 2022: Frontlist Collection (editor) 9783839462836, 3839462835 instant download after payment.

The sustained expansion of the life span and the attendant demographic changes in the West have fuelled the production of cultural texts that explore alternative representations of aging and old age. The contributors to this volume show how artists in science-fiction, fantasy and the avant-garde develop visions of late life transformation, improvisation and adaptation to new circumstances. The studies particularly focus on perspectives on aging that challenge the predominant narratives of decline as well as fantasies of eternal youth, as defined by neoliberal notions of health, able-bodiedness, agency, self-improvement, progress, plasticity and productivity.