Culture and the Reproduction of Myths About Aging

Goal

Surveying the extent to which recent memoirs concerned with old age contest Western stereotypes and how far they reinforce them. How can social innovation help redress institutionally ingrained patterns? And how might Western society use memoir more effectively to engage with the realities of old age?

Members

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  Neil Vickers, PhD

  Principal Investigator / Contact

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  Maria Vaccarella, PhD

  Co-Investigator

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  Martina Zimmermann, PhD, PhD

  Co-Investigator

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  Brian Hurwitz, MD