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Book SynopsisThis collection of original articles sits at the intersection of two interdisciplinary fields: media studies and aging studies. Drawing on both scholarly literatures, we explore the reciprocal influences of aging and mediation in the realms of music, television, celebrity, fandom, social media, film, and advertising/marketing, among others.
Trade ReviewThe authors provide unique perspectives of aging across the life span, and support their comments with communication research findings. . . .The content could be an excellent platform for group discussions and recommendations for innovative methods for research, interventions and development of policies on aging issues. In addition, the text would be a valuable resource for studying the lives of future aging generations that are greatly influenced by the media and virtual realities. * Anthropology & Aging *
In Aging, Media, and Culture, celebrities confront their aging selves and deadheads shift gears to cause gendered life-course changes. This anthology offers intriguing insights into everyday social life in postmodernity by building on and integrating the disparate literatures of gerontological and communication theories. -- W. Andrew Achenbaum, University of Houston
Media and the marketplace generate powerful cultural signals about aging, which we consume as we make and manage our aging identities. From television and film to print, music, and social media, the authors’ illustrations reveal just how potent these images and messages are in shaping what it means to become and be old in America. -- Richard A. Settersten, Oregon State University
Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. New Areas of Inquiry in Aging, Media, and Culture - C. Lee Harrington, Denise D. Bielby and Anthony R. Bardo Section I. Advertising and Marketing 2. Aspiration and Compromise: Portrayals of Older Adults in Television Advertising - Shyon Baumann and Kim de Laat 3. Forever Young: The New Aging Consumer in the Marketplace - Anne L. Balazs Section II. Age Identities 4. Reflections of Old Age, Constructions of Aging Selves: Drawing Links between Media Images and Views of Aging - Anne E. Barrett, Alex Raphael, and Justine Gunderson 5. Age and Gender in Film and Television: The Case of Huong Hoang - Anthony R. Bardo Section III. Celebrity 6. Growing Old in Celebrity Culture - Hilde Van den Bulck 7. Social Meaning of Celebrities in the Everyday Lives of Nursing Home Residents: An Exploratory Study - Nathalie Claessens Section IV. Music 8. Music, Performance and Generation: The Making of Boomer Rock and Roll Biographies - Stephen Katz 9. “The Long Strange Trip” Continues: Aging Deadheads - Rebecca G. Adams, and Justin T. Harmon Section V. Fandom 10. A Life Course Perspective on Fandom - C. Lee Harrington and Denise D. Bielby 11. Breaking Dusk: Fandom, Gender/Age Intersectionality, and the “Twilight Moms” - Christine Scodari Section VI. Gender and Sexuality 12. “Let’s do it Like Grown-Ups”: A Filmic Mènage of Age, Gender, and Sexuality - Leni Marshall and Aagje Swinnen 13. Sexualizing the Third Age - Barbara L. Marshall Section VII. Social/New Media 14. Learning New Tricks: The Use of Social Media in Later Life - Kelly Quinn 15. Polite Pigs and Emotional Elves: Age in Digital Worlds - Rosa Mikeal Martey Afterwords 16. “Time to Grow Up”: The Study of Media and Aging as a Field in its Infancy - Cornel Sandvoss 17. A View from Gerontology - Merril Silverstein
