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Lifelong Learning and Dementia - A Posthumanist Perspective
Jocey Quinn, Claudia Blandon
Verlag Palgrave Pivot, 2020
ISBN 9783030422318 , 104 Seiten
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
9
Chapter 1: Introduction to Dementia and Lifelong Learning
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Challenging the Loss Narrative of Dementia
10
The Significance of a Posthumanist Perspective
11
Dementia: ‘Scourge’, ‘Plague’ and Punishment
12
Dementia as a Global Issue and Cultural Phenomenon
14
Dementia Care and Suffering
15
Arts and Dementia
16
Lifelong Learning and Dementia
17
Dementia as a Posthuman Way of Being
20
Dementia as a Feminist Issue
21
Our Research Studies
22
Conclusion
28
References
28
Chapter 2: A Posthumanist Perspective on Dementia
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Introduction
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Living in a Posthuman/Humanist Epoch
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Challenging the ‘Human’
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Posthuman Theories
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Thing Power and Vibrant Matter
35
Intra-activity and Agentic Assemblages: Sparks of Life
37
Silence and Bodies: ‘How Her Eyes Change’
39
Affinity, Trans-corporeality and Submersion: Visiting ‘the Bottom of the Ocean’
41
Potentia: Countering the ‘Semi-depressing Environment’
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Posthuman Methodologies: ‘This Has Her Attention’
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Posthuman Ethics: A Posthuman Ethics of Rights for Dementia
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Posthuman Possibilities and Problems
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Conclusion
47
References
48
Chapter 3: Dementia and the Post-verbal
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Introduction: Beyond Words
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Voice and Lifelong Learning
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Our Participants
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New Learning Worlds: ‘Living in a Different World’
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Unending Lifelong Learning: ‘How Wonderful!’
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Teaching Through Dementia: ‘I Don’t Know What It Is, But It Is Something’
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Understanding Time and Meaning Differently: ‘Stimulating the Bubble’
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Conclusion
65
References
66
Chapter 4: Intergenerational Learning and Dementia
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Introduction
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Intergenerational Approaches to Dementia
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What Do You Do When You Cannot Trust Your Mind Anymore? Become a Spider
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Making Bridges with Music
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The Posthumanist Observation Framework: What Does a Smile ‘Do’?, Not What Does a Smile ‘Mean’?
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Posthumanist Observation Framework (Quinn and Blandon 2017)
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Discussion: Can You Remember the Future?
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Learning About, from and with Greg: ‘There Is Something He Forgot to Forget’ (Braidotti)
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Learning from and with Bernard: Intra-actions and the Value of Fluidity
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Learning with and from Sarah: ‘That Bit Is the Words’: Learning Beyond Memory and Identity
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Conclusion
85
References
86
Chapter 5: Conclusion
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Introduction: ‘Living Inside Ideas’ About Dementia
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The Trap of Memory: ‘I Always Remember Us’
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Learning in and Through Dementia: ‘Discovering the Treasures’
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The Value of Moments: ‘It’s Wonderful’
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Dementia Research: ‘No One Can Be in Their Head’
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Dementia: Not a Wasteland for Learning
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Conclusion: Dementia and a Sustainable Planet
97
References
97
Index
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