Valerie Keller
Biographic Data
| ID | 6535599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie Keller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie |
| FAMILY NAME | Keller |
| SIGNATURE | KELLER V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0868-6276 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Autobiographical accounts of living with dementia: Life story narration as self-care
Based on statements from people with dementia on the positive impact of reflecting on one's own biography, this study examines the ways in which life story narration can help those affected make sense of a disrupted present and a fragmented life characterised by forgetfulness. In this paper we analyse both oral and written accounts of everyday life as told by people living with dementia. In doing so we apply a heuristic based on the notion of key…
Failed in aging? Queering in living with dementia
This article explored the ways in which living with dementia brings potentials to queer the concept of "successful aging" and associated notions of being human. Regarding the progressive development of dementia, it can be assumed that people affected, no matter how hard they try, will sooner or later fail to age successfully. They increasingly become a symbol of what is called the "fourth age" and are framed as an essentialized other. Based on st…
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Failed in aging? Queering in living with dementia
This article explored the ways in which living with dementia brings potentials to queer the concept of "successful aging" and associated notions of being human. Regarding the progressive development of dementia, it can be assumed that people affected, no matter how hard they try, will sooner or later fail to age successfully. They increasingly become a symbol of what is called the "fourth age" and are framed as an essentialized other. Based on st…
Autobiographical accounts of living with dementia: Life story narration as self-care
Based on statements from people with dementia on the positive impact of reflecting on one's own biography, this study examines the ways in which life story narration can help those affected make sense of a disrupted present and a fragmented life characterised by forgetfulness. In this paper we analyse both oral and written accounts of everyday life as told by people living with dementia. In doing so we apply a heuristic based on the notion of key…
Dementia (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 works) · Cognition (1 works) · Data Analysis and Archiving (1 works) · Environmental ethics (1 works) · Epistemology (1 works) · Everyday life (1 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works) · Gender Studies (1 works)