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As people live longer lives, today's great demotions of older people cut deeper into their self-worth and human relations, beyond the reach of law or public policy. Margaret Morganroth Gullette confronts the offenders: the ways people aging past midlife are portrayed in the media, the esthetics and politics of representation in photography, film, and theatre, and the incitement to commit suicide for those with early signs of "dementia".

Good teaching does not come naturally or easily to anyone, even to those who seem to have a gift for it. This concise and lively guide developed from the faculty seminars of the Harvard-Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning contains hundreds of insights into the fine and difficult art of leading students to demand more of themselves, find new ways of solving problems, and awaken unsuspected talents. Filled with useful suggestions for impro...

Americans enjoy longer lives and better health, yet we are becoming increasingly obsessed with trying to stay young. What drives the fear of turning 30, the boom in anti-aging products, the wars between generations? What men and women of all ages have in common is that we are being insidiously aged by the culture in which we live. In this illuminating book, Margaret Morganroth Gullette reveals that aging doesn't start in our chromosomes, but i...

As people live longer lives, today's great demotions of older people cut deeper into their self-worth and human relations, beyond the reach of law or public policy. Margaret Morganroth Gullette confronts the offenders: the ways people aging past midlife are portrayed in the media, the esthetics and politics of representation in photography, film, and theatre, and the incitement to commit suicide for those with early signs of "dementia".