This book explores the way older women are represented in society. Through close readings of novels by major 20th century novelists, compared with the more domi

This book presents in-depth investigation of the language used about women and ageing in public discourse, and compares this with the language used by women to

This timely collection engages with representations of women and ageing in literature and visual culture. Acknowledging that cultural conceptions of ageing are

There are a number of books and articles covering particular facets of the topic of aging, such as the image of the elderly in the media, cinema, TV series and

How has popular film, television and fiction responded to the realities of an ageing Western population? This volume analyses this field of representation to ar