Extraordinary Forms of Aging
Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria
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Beschreibung
An exploration of how age(ing) is negotiated at the intersection of biology, society, and cultural imaginaries through accounts of centenarians and children with progeria.
While aging and the life-course appear to be normalized processes, the complex construction of age at the intersection of biology, society, and culture remains opaque. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of age(ing) by exploring its construction through the analysis of extraordinary cases. Focusing on life narratives of centenarians and children with progeria, Julia Velten analyzes the way in which these people experience age(ing) and shows how these experiences can contribute to our understanding of age. Situated at the intersection of aging studies and medical humanities, the study explores what extraordinary age(ing) can tell us about aging processes in general.
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Julia Velten
Julia Velten is an assistant professor of American studies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. Besides aging studies, her research focuses on knowledge production in climate change literature and the broader question of the value of art and storytelling in a moment of global poly-crises.
Themen in »Extraordinary Forms of Aging«
Aging Aging Life Writing Life Writing Illness Narratives Illness Narratives Centenarians Centenarians Progeria Progeria Aging Studies Aging Studies Literature Literature Body