The Problem Body: Projecting Disability on Film

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Book The Problem Body: Projecting Disability on Film The book is a much-needed exploration of the projection of disability on film combined with a much-needed rethinking of hierarchies of difference. The editors turned to the existing corpus of disability theory with its impressive insights about the social and cultural mediation of disabled bodies. They then…

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The Silvering Screen: Old Age and Disability in Cinema

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Book The Silvering Screen: Old Age and Disability in Cinema Popular films have always included older characters, but until about the turn of the millenium, old age usually played a supporting role onscreen. As the Baby Boomer population hits retirement, an explosion of films with aging as a central theme demands attention. The Silvering Screen brings…

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Care Home Stories: Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Residential Care

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Book Care Home Stories: Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Residential Care The “nursing home” deserves a closer look as something beyond a personal, social, and political failure, especially if we want to improve it. This book shares and analyzes stories told from within care homes: by workers, by residents, and by visitors as well as family…

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Challenging the ‘Nursing Home Specter’ in the Age of Austerity”

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Aging During COVID-19: Imagine Aging

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Aging During COVID-19: Imagine Aging Date: September 21, 2020 Trent Centre for Aging & Society Soon after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Trent University’s Office of Research and Innovation announced a special call for research related to the pandemic. The Trent Centre for Aging & Society is pleased to announce that seven of our…

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