The Expressive Lives of Elders (eBook)

Folklore, Art, and Aging

Jon Kay (Herausgeber)

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2018
222 Seiten
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-03709-1 (ISBN)

Infos

1. In light of the nation's ageing baby boomer population, this book gives a timely window into the ways people find meaning and expression later in life. It is designed to provide a road map for initiatives aimed at improving quality of life and well-being for older Americans.

2. The works in the collection will find a broad audience, both among scholarly focused folklorists and anthropologists as well as among professional art therapy and elder care practitioners.

3. The editor and authors of this book are well connected in their fields and in their communities. The book benefits from being part of an ongoing relationship with Mathers Museum of World Cultures here in Bloomington as a part of our Material Vernaculars series. Additionally the editor is a strong self-promoter.

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Can traditional arts improve an older adult's quality of life? Are arts interventions more effective when they align with an elder's cultural identity? In The Expressive Lives of Elders, Jon Kay and contributors from a diverse range of public institutions argue that such mediations work best when they are culturally, socially, and personally relevant to the participants.

From quilting and canning to weaving and woodworking, this book explores the role of traditional arts and folklore in the lives of older adults in the United States, highlighting the critical importance of ethnographic studies of creative aging for both understanding the expressive lives of elders and for designing effective arts therapies and programs. Each case study in this volume demonstrates how folklore and traditional practices help elders maintain their health and wellness, providing a road map for initiatives to improve the lives and well-being of America's aging population.

Autor

Jon Kay is Professor of Practice in the Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and Director of Traditional Arts Indiana at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. He is the author of Folk Art and Aging: Life-Story Objects and Their Makers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.9.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Material Vernaculars
• Reihe/Serie: Material Vernaculars
• Reihe/Serie: Material Vernaculars
• Zusatzinfo: 118 color illus.
• Verlagsort: Bloomington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: aging • Apprenticeship • art therapy • Boot Making • canning • Eldercare • ethnography • Folk Art • Folklore • Healing • material culture • painting • Public Folklore • quilting • Quilts • traditional art • weaving • Woodworking
• ISBN-10: 0-253-03709-3 / 0253037093
• ISBN-13: 978-0-253-03709-1 / 9780253037091