DOCSLIB.ORG

Intimations of Immortality

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Intimations of Immortality INTIMATIONS OF IMMORTALITY: SEMIOLOGIES OF AGEING AND THE LINEAMENTS OF ETERNITY IN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PROSE PhD Thesis, Lancaster University April 2012 Lucy Anne Perry ProQuest Number: 11003746 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. Also, if material had to be removed, a note will indicate the deletion. uest ProQuest 11003746 Published by ProQuest LLC(2018). Copyright of the Dissertation is held by the Author. All rights reserved. This work is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States C ode Microform Edition © ProQuest LLC. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 DECLARATION * This thesis is my own work. It has not been submitted for the award of a higher degree elsewhere. Lucy Anne Perry April 2012. CONTENTS; Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................................ i Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................................ii Introduction: A Genealogy of Anti-Ageing.........................................................................................................1 i) Historicising Anti-Ageing: Medical and Cultural Antecedents............................................. 3 ii) The Literature of Age: Intimations of Immortality............................................................... 22 Chapter 1: Irresistible Entropy: The Aesthetics of Failure and the Compulsion to Incapacity in the Works of Samuel Beckett ............................................................................................................................................... 47 i) Dramaturgical Bodies..............................................................................................................53 ii) Trilogy Bodies......................................................................................................................... 71 iii) Conclusion: Ageing and Mortality as ‘Mechanical Fatality’............................................... 99 Chapter 2: The Prosthetic Vision of Age: Semiologies of Age and the Illusion of Transcendence in Modem and Contemporary Prose................................................................................................................................... 103 i) Affliction and Theatricality.................................................................................................. 109 ii) Architecture and Domestic Fumishings...............................................................................125 iii) Puppetry, Alterity, and Simulacral Youth........................................................................... 138 iv) Conclusion: Ageing and its Semiological Transcendence................................................. 157 Chapter 3: Mimetic Form and the Evocation of Alterity: Subjectivity and Linguistic Dysfunction in Contemporary Alzheimer’s Fiction................................................................................................................. 159 i) Ars Moriendi: The Abyss and Salvation of Mimetic Form................................................ 169 ii) Pathological Forgetting and Insidious Fictionalities...........................................................192 iii) Conclusion.............................................................................................................................217 Chapter 4: Liturgies of a Fiction: Anti-Ageing and the Semiotics of Realism in Contemporary Science Fiction................................................................................................................................................................222 i) Postmodern Timelessness: Prolongevity Medicine and the Commodification of Immortality........................................................................................................................... 225 ii) Ageless Humans and Senescing Machines: Posthumanity and the Mimesis of Decay in Oryx and Crake and The Possibility of an Island..............................................................244 iii) Conclusion.............................................................................................................................279 Conclusion: Intimations of Immortality..........................................................................................................281 Bibliography..................................................................................................................................................... 303 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my parents and my brother John for their love and unequivocal support of all my academic ventures. I cannot begin to explain how much my family have helped me; any words that I write here and sentiments I express can only trivialise what these three people have done for me through the years and how dearly I love them. I would also like to thank Aroosa Kanwal, for the many hours spent in the office laughing and philosophising, for her insights on the works of Samuel Beckett, and for the stranger conversations and sillier moments that have brought us closer together; Tony Pinkney, for his help and friendship, his guidance, kindness and support through some of the most difficult times in my undergraduate and postgraduate years; my supervisor Dr Michael Greaney for his insights and fastidiousness; and my dearest friend in the world, the prodigious, unmanageable, and truly delightful Xavier Aldana Reyes, who has so consistently kept me going and kept me cheerful during the times I thought light-heartedness impossible. I would like to dedicate this thesis to Prof. Keith Hanley, for his constant encouragement, sincerity, extraordinary kindness, and unequivocal support, for which my mere expression of thanks does not suffice. LP i ABSTRACT This thesis is an examination of the semiologies of age in modem and contemporary prose. The chapters that follow emerge from my continuing interest in how anti-senescence medicine, gerontophobia, and the commodification of immortality in discourses of consumerism have impacted literary representations of time, organic decay, and the meaning of death. Each chapter deals in different ways with the question of how to represent mortality in the context of a culture incredulous of ageing and the laws of nature, and a populace seeking to aestheticise, medicalise, and verbalise its way out of the ageing process. Paradoxical though it is, I argue that Anglo-American culture’s jejune and oneiric fantasies of immortality, rejuvenation, and perpetual youth are not located in science fiction, mythos, extropian philosophy, or trans-/posthumanist discourse, but in the literature of ageing and the very spectacle of decay. The contemporary literature of ageing offers a clear thematic preoccupation with the pathos of mortality and senility. However, at the same time, the conventional or canonical indices of decay and decline are replete with counterrealist inflections and semiotic echoes of immortality. From the prose and dramaturgy of Samuel Beckett to post-2000 Alzheimer’s fiction, the literature of ageing, I argue, transforms the depreciation of old age readily into its ideality, and makes the reader cognisant of the realities in which we, as members of a culture at once ageing demographically and anti-ageing ideologically, currently operate. INTRODUCTION: A GENEALOGY OF ANTI-AGEING ‘Oh that there were a medicine curing age...’1 Regimen o f Health o f Salerno (eleventh century) This thesis examines how western discourses of ageing have impacted on representations of time, organic decay, and the meaning of death in contemporary Anglophone literature. In each of its four chapters I address the question of whether there can be a stable semiology of ageing in the context of a culture incredulous of mortality and the laws of nature, habituated to anti-ageing ideologies, and expectant of their reification. I will examine the ways in which literature, from the works of Samuel Beckett to post-2000 Alzheimer’s fiction, has responded to or been affected by developments in geriatric and prolongevity medicine; gerontophobia and age prejudice; demographic change2 and ‘uncharted territory in which we find ourselves both as aging individuals and as an aging nation;’3 and the blandishments, sophistry, and cultural saliency of anti-ageing. Paradoxically, humanity has never been more familiar with immortality than in the era where medical and scientific capability render unavoidable, and even extend, the period of life that most inescapably reminds us of ourmortality : old age. Put simply, it is the success of ananti-ageing culture that gives rise to an ageing one. As Mike Hepworth notes, ‘ours is probably the most age-conscious period in human history,’4 but it is one defined also by its wilful and adroit repression of the realities of age, by the jejune attempts to aestheticise one’s way out of ageing, and by humanity’s libidinal fear of death -as exemplified in the ideological imperialism of anti-ageing. 'Cited by Harold Maxwell et al., A Histoiy of Medicine (USA: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1947), p. 313. 2 The UK Actuary’s Department predicts that the ‘UK population over 100
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Lived Experience of Being a Hundred Years and Over
    The lived experience of being a hundred years and over By Ashwina Naiker-Ratan A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Health Research Victoria University of Wellington 2016 ABSTRACT The twentieth century has seen a decline in mortality after the age of eighty and an increase in survival rates of the oldest of the old. Centenarians (people over a hundred years of age) are the fastest growing group of this population in developed countries; however qualitative research on the oldest of the old is limited. The primary aim of this study was to gain an understanding of the essence of lived experiences and meanings of extended longevity as perceived by centenarians. It also aimed to explore the role of lifestyle characteristics, family, social, health and cultural factors in regards to their prolonged existence. The research was conducted with ten centenarians aged between 100 and 106 years living in the Lower North Island namely Wairarapa, Kapiti and Wellington of Aotearoa New Zealand. Biographical Narrative Interpretive Method of inquiry was used to guide the data collection through face-to-face interviews using unstructured open ended questions. Colazzi’s phenomenological framework was employed for data analysis. There were common patterns throughout the life stories related by the centenarians and resilience and acceptance of life was notable. The centenarians spoke nonchalantly about their experience of turning a hundred, describing their birthday as; “Just another day.” Positive personalities and resilient nature were prominent features of the participants who all expressed a sense of acceptance and satisfaction with life and contentment with living in the present.
    [Show full text]
  • Look at Life on Talking Pictures TV Talking Pictures TV Are Delighted to Bring to the ‘Small Screen’ the ‘Big Screen’ Production: “Look at Life”
    Talking Pictures TV www.talkingpicturestv.co.uk Highlights for week beginning SKY 328 | FREEVIEW 81 Mon 3rd May 2021 FREESAT 306 | VIRGIN 445 Look at Life on Talking Pictures TV Talking Pictures TV are delighted to bring to the ‘small screen’ the ‘big screen’ production: “Look at Life”. All shot on 35mm, this iconic Rank production, made from the late 50s through to the early 60s, was a mainstay at all rank cinemas. Enjoy the cars, fashions, transport, and much more when you “Look at Life” again on Talking Pictures TV. The films will be airing throughout May. Monday 3rd May 12:10pm Tuesday 4th May 6:30pm Bank Holiday (1938) The Net (1953) Drama. Director: Carol Reed. Thriller. Director: Anthony Asquith. Stars: John Lodge, Margaret Lockwood, Stars: James Donald, Phyllis Calvert, Hugh Williams, Rene Ray, Wally Patch, Robert Beatty, Herbert Lom. A scientist Kathleen Harrison, Wilfrid Lawson and in a supersonic flight project risks his life. Felix Aylmer. A group of people encounter strange situations when they Wednesday 5th May 8:45am visit a resort to spend the weekend. The Sky-Bike (1967) Director: Charles Frend. Stars: Monday 3rd May 3pm Liam Redmond, William Lucas, Ian Ellis, Pollyanna (2002) Ellen McIntosh, Spencer Shires, Drama. Director: Sarah Harding. Della Rands, John Howard, Bill Shine, Stars: Amanda Burton, Georgina Terry David Lodge and Guy Standeven. and Kenneth Cranham. Adaptation of Young Tom builds a flying machine. the classic tale. Young orphan Pollyanna goes to stay with Aunt Polly, bringing Wednesday 5th May 12:20pm mirth and mayhem to her new home.
    [Show full text]
  • Uses of Pathological Testimony and Autopsy Reports at Trial J
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law Bowen Law Repository: Scholarship & Archives Faculty Scholarship 1983 When Death is the Issue: Uses of Pathological Testimony and Autopsy Reports at Trial J. Thomas Sullivan University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://lawrepository.ualr.edu/faculty_scholarship Part of the Constitutional Law Commons, and the Criminal Procedure Commons Recommended Citation J. Thomas Sullivan, When Death is the Issue: Uses of Pathological Testimony and Autopsy Reports at Trial, 19 Willamette L. Rev. 579 (1983). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Bowen Law Repository: Scholarship & Archives. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Bowen Law Repository: Scholarship & Archives. For more information, please contact [email protected]. WHEN DEATH IS THE ISSUE: USES OF PATHOLOGICAL TESTIMONY AND AUTOPSY REPORTS AT TRIALt J. THOMAS SULLIVAN* "Death is at the bottom of everything... Leave death to the professionals. " Calloway, The Third Man Trial lawyers often must present or confront evidence concern- ing the death of a party, victim or witness in the course of litigation. Clearly, the fact of death is a key issue considered in homicide' and wrongful death actions.' It may also prove significant in other pro- ceedings, either as the focal point of litigation-as in contested pro- bate matters-or in respect to some collateral matter, such as the death of a witness who might otherwise testify.' Generally, the party t Copyright, 1982 * B.A., University of Texas at Austin; J.D., Southern Methodist University; LLM Can- didate, University of Texas at Austin; Appellate Defender, New Mexico Public Defender Department.
    [Show full text]
  • The Health and Life Expectancy of Older Blacks and Hispanics in the United States
    Today’s Research on Aging P r o g r a m a n d P o l i c y i m P l i c a t i o n s Issue 28, June 2013 The Health and Life Expectancy of Older Blacks and Hispanics in the United States Despite advances in health care and increases in income over Yet while older blacks have lower life expectancies than the past 50 years, significant gaps in life expectancy and health older whites, Hispanics actually are expected to live longer— by race and ethnicity persist among older Americans. This again, both at birth and at older ages. At age 65, for newsletter highlights recent work by National Institute on example, Latino males can expect to live, on average, an Aging (NIA)-supported researchers and others who examined additional 18.8 years, while Latina women have a life life expectancy and health trends among older blacks and expectancy of an additional 22 years—almost two years Hispanics. By 2030, the U.S. elderly population is expected to more than 65-year-old white females. Similar differences become more racially and ethnically diverse than it is today can be found at age 75 for both men and women. (See (see Box 1, page 2). Understanding their differences in health Box 2, page 3, for a discussion of factors influencing life and addressing disparities are critically important to improving expectancy among Hispanics.) the nation’s overall health and well-being. Hispanics have longer life expectancies than Life Expectancy non-Hispanic whites or blacks.
    [Show full text]
  • The Evocation of the Physical, Metaphysical, and Sonic Landscapes in Samuel Beckett's Short Dramatic Works
    Trinity College Trinity College Digital Repository Senior Theses and Projects Student Scholarship Spring 2012 The Evocation of the Physical, Metaphysical, and Sonic Landscapes in Samuel Beckett's Short Dramatic Works Theresa A. Incampo Trinity College, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses Part of the Dramatic Literature, Criticism and Theory Commons, Performance Studies Commons, and the Theatre History Commons Recommended Citation Incampo, Theresa A., "The Evocation of the Physical, Metaphysical, and Sonic Landscapes in Samuel Beckett's Short Dramatic Works". Senior Theses, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 2012. Trinity College Digital Repository, https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/theses/209 The Evocation of the Physical, Metaphysical and Sonic Landscapes within the Short Dramatic Works of Samuel Beckett Submitted by Theresa A. Incampo May 4, 2012 Trinity College Department of Theater and Dance Hartford, CT 2 Table of Contents Acknowledgements 5 I: History Time, Space and Sound in Beckett’s short dramatic works 7 A historical analysis of the playwright’s theatrical spaces including the concept of temporality, which is central to the subsequent elements within the physical, metaphysical and sonic landscapes. These landscapes are constructed from physical space, object, light, and sound, so as to create a finite representation of an expansive, infinite world as it is perceived by Beckett’s characters.. II: Theory Phenomenology and the conscious experience of existence 59 The choice to focus on the philosophy of phenomenology centers on the notion that these short dramatic works present the theatrical landscape as the conscious character perceives it to be. The perceptual experience is explained by Maurice Merleau-Ponty as the relationship between the body and the world and the way as to which the self-limited interior space of the mind interacts with the limitless exterior space that surrounds it.
    [Show full text]
  • Utopolis Longwy Le 28 Décembre (13:30 –14:30 Et 16:00–17:00) Les 20 Et 21 Décembre (13:30 -14:30 Et 15:30-17:30)
    Meurtre de Béatrice: MERCREDI 10 DÉCEMBRE 2014 N°1653 un suspect interpellé Luxembourg 6 Un homme a été arrêté, hier après- femme de 23 ans dans la nuit de jeudi Les médecins accusés midi, à Arlon, dans le cadre de l’en- à vendredi, dans la périphérie d’Ar- de gonfler les factures quête sur la mort de Béatrice Berlai- lon. Son audition par la police a dé- mont. Le suspect pourrait aussi être buté, mais aucun mandat d’arrêt l’auteur de l’agression d’une jeune n’avait encore été délivré, hier. PAGE 2 ...................................................................................................................................................... Bilbo le Hobbit conclut son périple Scènes 41 Lenny Kravitz s’est fait plaisir à la Rockhal Sports 45 La Juve, le FC Bâle et Monaco filent en 8es La trilogie du Hobbit serait la plus chère de l’histoire du cinéma, avec un budget qui totaliserait 730 millions de dollars. Météo 48 Avec «La bataille des cinq ar- Du roman d’heroïc-fantasy léger velle-Zélande, le film propose MATIN APRÈS-MIDI mées», le réalisateur Peter Jack- et plein d’humour écrit par Tol- deux heures et 24 minutes d’ac- son conclut la trilogie de son kien, le Néo-Zélandais a tiré un tion avec des effets spéciaux de 1° 5° adaptation de «Bilbo le Hobbit». périple noir. Tourné en Nou- haute volée. PAGES 24-25 2 Actu MERCREDI 10 DÉCEMBRE 2014 / WWW.LESSENTIEL.LU Vite lu Mort de Béatrice à Arlon: Des étudiants ont disparu en Espagne BAYONNE - Une enquête un suspect appréhendé pour disparition inquiétante a été ouverte pour retrouver deux jeunes Français étu- ARLON - Le parquet a diant à Saragosse.
    [Show full text]
  • 12 Hours Opens Under Blue Skies and Yellow Flags
    C M Y K INSPIRING Instead of loading up on candy, fill your kids’ baskets EASTER with gifts that inspire creativity and learning B1 Devils knock off county EWS UN s rivals back to back A9 NHighlands County’s Hometown Newspaper-S Since 1927 75¢ Cammie Lester to headline benefit Plan for spray field for Champion for Children A5 at AP airport raises a bit of a stink A3 www.newssun.com Sunday, March 16, 2014 Health A PERFECT DAY Dept. in LP to FOR A RACE be open To offer services every other Friday starting March 28 BY PHIL ATTINGER Staff Writer SEBRING — After meet- ing with school and coun- ty elected officials Thurs- day, Florida Department of Health staff said the Lake Placid office at 106 N, Main Ave. will be reopen- ing, but with a reduced schedule. Tom Moran, depart- ment spokesman, said in a Katara Simmons/News-Sun press release that the Flor- The Mobil 1 62nd Annual 12 Hours of Sebring gets off to a flawless start Saturday morning at Sebring International Raceway. ida Department of Health in Highlands County is continuing services at the Lake Placid office ev- 12 Hours opens under blue ery other Friday starting March 28. “The Department con- skies and yellow flags tinues to work closely with local partners to ensure BY BARRY FOSTER Final results online at Gurney Bend area of the health services are avail- News-Sun Correspondent www.newssun.com 3.74-mile course. Emergen- able to the people of High- cy workers had a tough time lands County.
    [Show full text]
  • "Anti-Aging Medicine" and "Successful Aging" Two Sides of the Same Coin? Views of Anti-Aging Practitioners
    Flail. M.A., Seuerslen. R. A. Jr. , Ponsaran. R., & Fis hman. J.R. (20 1] ). Are ··:mt i-aging medicine'' and ··successful aging'' IWO sides of I he same coin ? Views of an ti-aging practitioners. Jmmwls or Geromolog y, Series 8: Psychological Scie11ces and Social Sciences. 68(6 ). 944--95 5. do i: 10.1093/geronb/gbt086. Ad va nce Access publicati on Septembe r 10. 20 13 Are "Anti-Aging Medicine" and "Successful Aging" Two Sides of the Same Coin? Views of Anti-Aging Practitioners Michael A. Flatt, 1 Richard A. Settersten Jr., 2 Roselle Ponsaran, 1 and Jennifer R. Fishman' 'Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. 2Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 3Biomedical Ethics Unit and the Department of the Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University, Quebec, Canada. Objectives. This article analyzes data from interviews with anti-aging practitioners to evaluate how their descriptions of the work they do, their definitions of aging, and their goals for their patients intersect with gerontological views of "successful aging." Method. Semistructured interviews were conducted with a sample of 3 I anti-aging practitioners drawn from the direc­ tory of the American Academy for Anti-Aging Medicine. Results. Qualitative analysis of the transcripts demonstrate that practitioners' descriptions of their goals, intentionall y or unintentionally, mimic the dominant models of "successful aging." These include lowered ri sk of disease and di sabil ­ ity, maintenance of high levels of mental and physical function. and continuing social engagement. Yet, the means and modes of achieving·these goals differ markedly between the two groups, as do the messages that each group puts fo rth in defending their position s.
    [Show full text]
  • Humans Are Mortal?! I'm Calling My Attorney
    Humans Are Mortal?! I’m Calling My Attorney Marshall B. Kapp, JD, MPH Florida State University Center for Innovative Collaboration in Medicine & Law [email protected] Excluded from this Discussion • Legal planning to maintain prospective autonomy (control) at the border of life and death during the process of dying (e.g., advance medical directives, “do not” orders) Maintaining Posthumous Control • “Come back to haunt you”—1,340,000 results • “Beyond the grave”—2,890,000 results • “Worth more dead than alive”—1,080, 000 results Using the Law to Create Our Legacies • We all want to be remembered. We are the “future dead of America.” • “The law plays a critical role in enabling people to live on following death. Whenever the law provides a mechanism for enforcing people’s wishes—whether it is with respect to their body, property, or reputation—it gives people a degree of immortality.” Areas of Posthumous Control • Property • Body • Reputation • Creations with commercial value • Limits to posthumous control (e.g., voting) Property • Right to control disposition of property at death (through wills and trusts) to others= power to control the behavior of others – During the property owner’s life – After the property owner’s death • Right to leave property for charitable purposes = – ability to leave a legacy, achieve immortality, perpetuate one’s name (e.g., Marshall’s alma maters). “Naming opportunities” – ability to seek salvation, absolution for past wrongs (e.g., Nobel) • Right to leave property for non-charitable purposes (e.g., care of a pet, build a monument) • Law respects American value of respect for private property.
    [Show full text]
  • Supercentenarians Landscape Overview
    Supercentenarians Landscape Overview Top-100 Living Top-100 Longest-Lived Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active Executive and Infographic Summary GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP www.aginganalytics.com www.grg.org Supercentenarians Landscape Overview Foreword 3 Top-100 Living Supercentenarians Overview 44 Preface. How Long Can Humans Live and 4 Ages of Oldest Living Supercentenarians by Country 46 the Importance of Age Validation Top-100 Living Supercentenarians Continental Executive Summary 10 47 Distribution by Gender Introduction. 26 Top-100 Living Supercentenarians Distribution by Age 50 All Validated Supercentenarians Сhapter III. Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active All Supercentenarians Region Distribution by Gender 29 52 Living Centenarians Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active Centenarians All Supercentenarians Distribution by Nations 30 53 Overview Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active Centenarians Longest-Lived Supercentenarians Distribution by Country 31 54 Distribution by Nation Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active Centenarians All Supercentenarians Distribution by Gender and Age 32 55 Gender Distribution Top-25 Socially and Professionally Active Centenarians Сhapter I. Top-100 Longest-Lived Supercentenarians 35 56 Distribution by Type of Activity Chapter IV. Profiles of Top-100 Longest-Lived Top-100 Longest-Lived Supercentenarians Overview 36 57 Supercentenarians Top-100 Longest-Lived Supercentenarians Regional 38 Chapter V. Profiles of Top-100 Living Supercentenarians 158 Distribution by Gender Top-100 Longest-Lived Supercentenarians Distribution by Chapter VI. Profiles of Top-25 Socially and Professionally 40 259 Age Active Living Centenarians and Nonagenarians Сhapter II. Top-100 Living Supercentenarians 43 Disclaimer 285 Executive Summary There have always been human beings who have lived well beyond normal life expectancy, these ‘supercentenarians’ who lived past 110 years of age.
    [Show full text]
  • AARP (American Association of Re- Age Tired Persons), 13–14 Categories Of, 133–135, 347 (See Also Abrams V
    Index AARP (American Association of Re- Age tired Persons), 13–14 categories of, 133–135, 347 (see also Abrams v. Lightolier, 182 Categorization, age-based) Acquaintances, communication with, differential treatment and, 201 224–225 differentiation Active mastery, vs. passive acceptance, face, 78–79 346 height cues for, 78 Activities of daily living (ADLs), age- voice cues, 79 related changes, 202–203 effects on children’s age attitudes, ADEA. See Age Discrimination in Em- 88–90 ployment Act of retirement, 174 ADLs (activities of daily living), age- Age-differentiated behavior related changes, 202–203 actual vs. hypothetical, 233–234 Adults ageist, 229 middle-aged causes of, 230–233, 234 ageist attitudes of, 149–150 in community settings, 221–227 social creativity of, 149–150 cross-cultural issues, 235–236 older (see also Elderly) definition of, 201–202 ageism, similarities with younger in entertainment, 219–221 adults, 340 familiarity and, 235 ageist attitudes of, 145–146 in health settings, 205–210 workers (see Workers, older) helpfulness of, 229–230 young in legal settings, 214–217 ageism, similarities with older in mass media, 219–221 adults, 340 negative, 229 ageist attitudes of, 145–146, 150 in nursing homes, 210–214 communication with elderly, 225–226 of physicians, 232 positive distinctiveness of, 149 positive, 229 Advertising, research on ageism and, of psychiatrists, 232 343–345 research Affect, age attitudes of children and, evidence, gaps in, 233–236 98–99, 113 expanded scope of, 234–235 African Americans, negative stereo- speech accommodation theory and, type threat and, 266–267 230–231 360 Index Age-differentiated behavior (cont.) perceptual mechanisms, 111–112 target characteristics, 233 potential consequences of, 264 types of, 228–230 reduction of (see Reduction of ageism) vs.
    [Show full text]
  • Grotesque Drag Queens and Toxic Matriarchs
    University of Connecticut OpenCommons@UConn Master's Theses University of Connecticut Graduate School 5-11-2013 Grotesque Drag Queens and Toxic Matriarchs: Motherhood and The ubS versive Female Body in Disney Animated Films Allison Footit University of Connecticut - Storrs, [email protected] Recommended Citation Footit, Allison, "Grotesque Drag Queens and Toxic Matriarchs: Motherhood and The ubS versive Female Body in Disney Animated Films" (2013). Master's Theses. 419. https://opencommons.uconn.edu/gs_theses/419 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University of Connecticut Graduate School at OpenCommons@UConn. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of OpenCommons@UConn. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Grotesque Drag Queens and Toxic Matriarchs: Motherhood and The Subversive Female Body in Disney Animated Films Allison K. Footit B.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs, 2011. M.A., University of Connecticut, Storrs, 2013. A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts At the University of Connecticut 2013 1 APPROVAL PAGE Masters of Arts Thesis Grotesque Drag Queens and Toxic Matriarchs: Motherhood and The Subversive Female Body in Disney Animated Films Presented by Allison K. Footit, M.A. Major Advisor________________________________________________________________ Alexis Boylan Associate Advisor_____________________________________________________________ Margo Machida Associate Advisor_____________________________________________________________ Anna-Mae Duane University of Connecticut 2013 2 Dedication First and foremost, this thesis is dedicated to my mentor and major advisor, Dr. Alexis Boylan, for her unending advice, support, time and energy throughout every step of the writing process. I would also like to thank the other essential members of my thesis committee: Dr.
    [Show full text]