Mediating Alzheimer’s Cognition and Personhood
ISBN
978-1-5179-0228-5
Document Type
Citation
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
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. Scott Selberg examines the nature of this enduring national health crisis by looking at the disease’s relationship to media and representation, showing how collective investments in different kinds of media have historically shaped how we understand, treat, and live with this disease.
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Copyright 2022 University of Minnesota Press
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https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/mediating-alzheimeras
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37671
Citation Details
Selberg, S. (2022). Mediating Alzheimer's: Cognition and Personhood. U of Minnesota Press.
Description
Contents
Introduction:
Alzheimer’s and Media
1. Origin Myths: History, Histology, and Representational Value
2. New Media Pioneers: Neuroimaging a National Crisis
3. Use It or Lose It: Affirming the Self, Defining the Person
4. PET Scans and Polaroids: Anachronizing Personhood
5. Dementia in the Museum: Modern Art as Public Care
6. Dementia on the Canvas: Art, Therapy, and Creativity’s Values
7. Loved Ones: The Capacity for Representation, Recognition, and Care
Epilogue: “How to Not Forget”
Acknowledgments