Reviewed by Francisca Yuenki LAI National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Tag: dementia
Book Review: Aubrecht, Katie, Christine Kelly and Carla Rice, eds. The Aging-Disability Nexus. Vancouver: UBC Press. 2020. $70.85 (Hardcover). $25.95 (Paperback and eBook)
Reviewed by: Yvonne Wallace University of Toronto, Canada yvonne.wallace@mail.utoronto.ca
How is the pandemic affecting people with dementia? A case study
By Dena Shenk, PhD and Andrea Freidus, PhD, Department of Anthropology, University of North Carolina Charlotte Our team is completing a rapid appraisal study of the perceptions of frontline long-term care (LTC) workers in a southern state about care during the COVID-19 pandemic. One specific area of heightened concern is caring for people with dementia in […]
VITAL postdoctoral research fellowship in social studies of medicine: “Associating dementia”
“Associating dementia” (39.5 months from 15 August 2016) This is an exciting opportunity to join a new research team that will carry out collaborative ethnographic research on the making of quality of life; based in one of Europe’s most vibrant Anthropology departments at the University of Copenhagen and living in one of the world’s best […]
Anthropology & Aging Vol.36 no.1
The June 2015 issue of Anthropology & Aging features the latest commentaries, articles, and reviews, available free now through our open-access agreement. In addition to our usual content, this issue includes a commentary/response format first introduced in the special issue on the body (33.3) and reintroduced in this issue by Maruta Vitols and Caitrin Lynch’s piece […]
AAGE interview with anthropologist Margaret Lock
by JOLANDA LINDENBERG It is quite rare that debates about ageing take center stage in anthropology. As part of a new endeavor by AAGE we invite influential anthropologists to reflect on their experiences studying ageing, and to offer their views on possible futures for the field. One scholar who has pushed our subject matter within […]
New Book: UNFORGOTTEN Love and the Culture of Dementia Care in India Bianca Brijnath
UNFORGOTTEN: Love and the Culture of Dementia Care in India Bianca Brijnath Announcing Volume 2, Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations series edited by Jay Sokolovsky in cooperation with AAGE. Bianca Brijnath’s first book, “Unforgotten: Love and Culture of Dementia Care in India” is due for release in July 2014. Here is what readers […]