One goal of this paper is to argue that autobiographical memories are extended and
distributed across embodied brains and environmental resources. This is important because …

The use of biographical and life-history work has a long and honourable tradition within the
practice of dementia care, and Kitwood (1997) himself advocated its adoption as a practical …

There has been little research that addresses the importance of place in enabling resilience
and citizenship–most to date focussing on these as a characteristic of the individual. This …

Researchers in cognition and linguistics have in the last couple of decades argued that
more complex memories of the kind often called episodic memories are embodied and are …

In this paper, we argue that the capacity for narrative agency is significantly compromised in
individuals with dementia due to at least three factors:(a) Dementia itself, which causes …

Focusing mainly on case studies from Australia and the United States of America, this book
considers how people with dementia represent themselves and are represented in 'theatre …

This chapter brings together recent innovative uses of multimedia tools to explore narratives
of people with a diagnosis of dementia. The foundations for this work are located in an …

This article describes an ongoing interdisciplinary research study1 with community-dwelling
people living with dementia. The article focuses on one person living with dementia, her …

Reconsidering Dementia Narratives explores the role of narrative in developing new ways of
understanding, interacting with, and caring for people with dementia. It asks how the stories …

Background This research investigated narrative production and use with families living with
dementia. We hypothesised that the process of narrative production would be beneficial to …