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An exploration of the representational culture of Alzheimer's disease and how media technologies shape our ideas of cognition and aging With no known cause or cure despite a century of research, Alzheimer's disease is a true medical mystery. In Mediating Alzheimer's, Scott Selberg exa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Selberg, Scott, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2022
Temas:
Alzheimer's disease.
Mental illness in mass media.
Alzheimer Disease
Maladie d'Alzheimer.
Maladies mentales dans les médias.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues
Alzheimer's disease
Mental illness in mass media
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Alzheimer's and Media
  • Chapter 1. Origin Myths: History, Histology, and Representational Value
  • Chapter 2. New Media Pioneers: Neuroimaging a National Crisis
  • Chapter 3. Use It or Lose It: Affirming the Self, Defining the Person
  • Chapter 4. PET Scans and Polaroids: Anachronizing Personhood
  • Chapter 5. Dementia in the Museum: Modern Art as Public Care
  • Chapter 6. Dementia on the Canvas: Art, Therapy, and Creativity's Values
  • Chapter 7. Loved Ones: The Capacity for Representation, Recognition, and Care
  • Epilogue: "How to Not Forget"
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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