Losing it: staging the cultural conundrum of dementia and decline in american theatre
Auteur :
Chansky, Dorothy
Éditeur :
Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN :
9783031209048
Date de publication :
11 août 2024
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Suisse
This study shines a spotlight on eleven dementia plays that have been produced in the United States over the past century, and seeks, in the words of medical humanities scholar Anne Whitehead, to “open up, and to hold open, central ethical questions of responsiveness, interpretation, responsibility, complicity and care.â€