Aging heroes : growing old in popular culture / edited by Norma Jones, Bob Batchelor.

Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality....

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Other Authors:	Jones, Norma, 1972- (Editor), Batchelor, Bob (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects:	Older people in mass media. Older people in popular culture. Heroes in mass media. Aging in film. Heroes in film. Alter. Altern. Held. Massenkultur. Massenmedien. Åldrande på film.