Fear of Aging
Old Age in Horror Fiction and Film
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Beschreibung
How can studying the genre of horror help to integrate older people better in our ever fearful and suspicious societies.
In the genre of horror, elderly people are often used as a trope to evoke both a fear of death and a fear of aging. Old age is therefore equated with bodily, mental, or social decline. The contributors of this book investigate what exactly we are afraid of when we posit old age as a source of horror. The aim is to harness the thrills and pleasures of horror to think about how quality of life can be improved in old age and how elderly people can be better integrated in our ever fearful and suspicious societies.
Autor*in
João Paulo Guimarães
Themen in »Fear of Aging«
Horror Horror Gothic Gothic Aging Aging Medical Humanities Medical Humanities Film Film Literature Literature Aging Studies Aging Studies Culture