The Coming of Age Studies

Authors

  • Lynne Segal Birkbeck College, University of London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v1i.129944

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Author Biography

Lynne Segal, Birkbeck College, University of London

Lynne Segal is Professor of Psychology and Gender Studies, Department of Psychosocial Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London. Her books include Beyond the Fragments: Feminism & the Making of Socialism (with Sheila Rowbotham and Hilary Wainwright); Is the Future Female? Troubled Thoughts on Contemporary Feminism; Slow Motion: Changing Masculinities, Changing Men; Straight Sex: The Politics of Pleasure; Why Feminism? Gender, Psychology and Politics; Making Trouble: Life and Politics. Her latest book is Out of Time: The Pleasures and Perils of Ageing.

References

Davies, Caroline. “Martin Amis in new row over ‘euthanasia booths.’” The Guardian 24 Jan. 2010. Web. 26 Oct. 2013.

Greer, Germaine. The Change: Women, Ageing and the Menopause. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1991.

Gullette, Margaret Morganroth. Aged by Culture. Chicago and London: U of Chicago P, 2004.

Jaques, Elliott. “Death and the mid-life crisis.” International Journal of Psycho-Analysis 46 (1965): 502-513.

Segal, Lynne. Out of Time: The Pleasures and Perils of Ageing. London: Verso, 2013. Winnicott, D.W. Home is Where We Start From: Essays by a Psychoanalyst. London: Penguin, 1986.

Wolpert, Lewis. You’re Looking Very Well: The Surprising Nature of Getting Old. London: Faber, 2011.

Woodward, Kathleen. Introduction. Figuring Age: Women, Bodies, Generations. Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana UP, 1999.

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Published

2014-01-01

How to Cite

Segal, L. “The Coming of Age Studies”. Age, Culture, Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 1, Jan. 2014, pp. 31-34, doi:10.7146/ageculturehumanities.v1i.129944.

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Credos, Manifestos, Reflections