Ageing, Popular Culture and Contemporary Feminism ― Harleys and Hormones

How has popular film, television and fiction responded to the realities of an ageing Western population? This volume analyses this field of representation to argue that, while celebrations of ageing as an inspirational journey are increasing, most depictions still focus on decline and deterioration.

Liz Byrski, Curtin University, AustraliaPenelope Eate, University of Adelaide, AustraliaKirsty Fairclough-Isaacs, University of Salford, UKSarah Falcus, University of Huddersfield, UKJoel Gwynne, National Institute of Education, SingaporeHannah Hamad, King's College London, UKLynne Hibberd, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKGeorgina O'Brien Hill, University of Chester, UKSharron Hinchliff, University of Sheffield, UKDeborah Jermyn, University of Roehampton, UKDominic Lennard, University of Tasmania, AustraliaDee Michell, University of Adelaide, AustraliaElizabeth Rawitsch, University of East Anglia, UKRebecca-Anne C. Do Rozario, Monash University, AustraliaKatsura Sako, Keio University, JapanCasey Tonkin, University of Adelaide, AustraliaDeb Waterhouse-Watson, Deakin University, AustraliaImelda Whelehan, University of Tasmania, AustraliaRosie White, Northumbria University, UK