Lifelong Learning and Dementia

Jocey Quinn is Professor of Education at the University of Plymouth, UK. Her research focuses on adults in post-compulsory and informal contexts and on issues of knowledge transformation and social justice.Claudia Blandon is Research Assistant at the University of Plymouth, UK. Her research interests focus on education, evaluation research and the learning that occurs in contexts of displacement.

• Chapter 1. Introduction to dementia and lifelong learning.- Chapter 2. A posthumanist perspective on dementia.- Chapter 3. Dementia and the post-verbal.- Chapter 4. Intergenerational learning and dementia.- Chapter 5. Conclusion

“This book represents the value posthumanism can bring to learning environments. It emphasizes learning as creativity in everyday life and criticizes stereotypes about learning and people with dementia. … The text is a beautiful homage to people with dementia and affirms their position in society as valuable and worthy of education and attention.” (Daisy Ahlstone, Disability Studies Quarterly, dsq-sds.org, Vol. 41 (1), 2021)