Background Literature, film and news media reflect and shape social perceptions of
dementia which in turn impact on dementia stigma. The aim of this paper is to systematically …

In recent years there has been a growing interest in person-centred,'living well'approaches
to dementia, often taking the form of important efforts to engage people with dementia in a …

This book examines narratives of dementia in contemporary literary texts, studying what is
now a pressing issue with deep political, economic, and social implications for many ageing …

Introduction The current qualitative systematic review identified and examined critically the
literature on how persons with dementia experience transitions to long-term care. Results …

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 …

Fictional representations of dementia have burgeoned in recent years, and scholars have
amply explored their double-edged capacity to promote tragic perspectives or normalising …

Aims and objectives To review short documentary films about older men with advanced
dementia to use in teaching, and therein address the gender imbalance in the dementia …

On film, care for people with dementia looks like bleak work. Tragedy and horror are the film
genres most often deployed to represent dementia care, reflecting the austere material …

Focusing on three recent British film and television crime dramas, Mr Holmes (2015), The
Fear (C4, 2012) and the English language version of Wallander (BBC, 2008–16), this article …

This chapter illustrates the potential for productive cross-fertilization of age studies and
disability studies, particularly in dialogue about dementia. In the dominant dementia …