Cultures of Aging in a Globalized World
Approaches from Transnational American Studies
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 30. September 2026
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320 pages
978-3-8376-8242-7 (ISBN)
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What does aging mean in a globalized world torn between imperatives of success and fears of decline? The contributors bring together a variety of perspectives and approaches regarding the conceptualization of age between narratives of successful aging and decline. Drawing from the rich field of American studies in conversation with the social sciences, the interdisciplinary volume presents a new approach to aging that may serve as a starting point for ongoing discussion.
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Approaches from Transnational American Studies
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Julia Velten, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Deutschland
Julia Velten is an assistant professor of American studies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. Besides aging studies, her research focuses on knowledge production in climate change literature and the broader question of the value of art and storytelling in a moment of global poly-crises.
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Ruth Gehrmann, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Deutschland
Ruth Gehrmann is an asistant professor at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany. She co-leads the project »Best Agers/Best Places: Successful Aging and Spatial Human Differentiation« within the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) »Human Differentiation« at Mainz.
Mita Banerjee, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Deutschland
Mita Banerjee is professor and chair of American studies at the Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany, and the director of the Gutenberg Research College. She is fascinated with the work that literature can do across disciplines, from medical humanities to legal humanities and the sociology of race.
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