James Fletcher

Teaching Fellow•United Kingdom

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Areas of interest: Built Environment Dementia and Communities Mental Health Research Social Care Techology

James Rupert Fletcher is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King’s College London. He lectures on social gerontology, social theory, dementia research, research methods and research ethics. He is interested in interpretative and critical approaches to dementia, particularly in relation to dementia research and informal care. He is also interested in ageing and cognitive decline. His work is informed by symbolic interactionist and antipsychiatrist ideas, as well as social theory more generally.

A Critical History of Dementia Studies

Areas of interest Research

"This book offers the first ever critical history of dementia studies. Focusing on the emergence of dementia studies as a discrete area of academic interest in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, it draws on critical theory to interrogate the very notion of dementia studies as an entity, shedding light on the affinities and contradictions that characterise the field. Drawing together a collection of internationally renowned experts in a variety of fields, including people with dementia, this volume includes perspectives from education, the arts, human rights and much more. This critical history sets out the shared intellectual space of ‘dementia studies’, from which non-medical dementia research can progress. The book is intended for researchers, academics and students of dementia studies, social gerontology, disability, chronic illness, health and social care. It will also appeal to activists and practitioners engaged in social work and caregiving involved in dementia research."