Centenarians’ Autobiographies: Age, Life Writing and the Enigma of Extreme Longevity

Mita Banerjee

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2024

Centenarians’ Autobiographies

Age, Life Writing and the Enigma of Extreme Longevity

Mita Banerjee

Volume 2 in the series Medical & Health Humanities

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110769579

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Open Access

Situated at the intersection between medical humanities, aging studies, autobiographical studies, disability studies and ethic studies, this book explores the fascination of centenarians' autobiographies for humanites research. It can be argued that the growing presence of centenarians' autobiographies on book markets across the globe may by rooted in the public's desire for positive images of aging, in contrast to the image of inevitable decay.

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Mita Banerjee, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
1 Introduction Open Access Download PDF	1
2 Centenarians’ Autobiographies between Life Sciences and Life Writing Open Access Download PDF	38
3 Crossing the “Finish Line”: Celebrating the Centenarian’s 100th Birthday Open Access Download PDF	64
4 Recruiting the Centenarian: Of Willing and Unwilling Subjects Open Access Download PDF	87
5 Centenarians’ Autobiographies as Advice Literature Open Access Download PDF	115
6 The Role of Death and Dying in Centenarians’ Autobiographies Open Access Download PDF	156
7 Earning Citizenship in the Country of Extreme Old Age Open Access Download PDF	167
8 Centenarians’ Autobiographies as Ethnographies of Extreme Old Age Open Access Download PDF	198
9 “The Elephant in the Room”: The (In)visibility of the Co-Author in Centenarians’ Autobiographies Open Access Download PDF	248
10 Conclusion: Centenarians’ Autobiographies as Master Narratives of Aging? Open Access Download PDF	291
Works Cited Open Access Download PDF	309
Index Open Access Download PDF	319

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Medical Humanities, cultural, ethnic and aging studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 322
Keywords: centenarians; autobiography; culture; medical

eBook

Published: December 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783110769579

Hardcover

Published: December 18, 2023
ISBN: 9783110769418