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SUMMARY:'Cultural Narratives of Dementia and Care in Post-War Japan' - Dr 
 Katsura Sako\, Visiting Fellow\, Wolfson College Associate Professor\, Kei
 o University (Japan)
DTSTART:20160224T130000Z
DTEND:20160224T140000Z
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CONTACT:Graham Allen
DESCRIPTION:As population ageing progresses globally\, incidents of dement
 ia\, a condition closely associated with ageing\, are also on the rise. As
  a result\, there has been an increasing visibility of dementia in cultura
 l life in many ageing societies. Part of this visibility is a growing numb
 er of cultural productions that feature dementia\, from plays and films to
  TV dramas\, from novels and memoirs to autobiographies. This talk focuses
  on the context of Japan\, a country with the world’s fastest ageing pop
 ulation\, and introduces three examples of these cultural narratives: The 
 Twilight Years (novel\, 1972)\, Memories of Tomorrow (film\, 2006) and Pec
 oross’ Mother and Her days (comic book\, 2012). The talk analyses how th
 ese narratives represent life with dementia\, focusing on the care relatio
 nship in particular\, and how different media contribute to these represen
 tations. Taking into account the social and historical contexts in which t
 hese narratives were produced\, it asks what these narratives suggest abou
 t the ways in which we imagine and think about dementia and care.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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