Critical Dementia Studies: An Introduction

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Richard Ward is Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Stirling and Head of Division for Ageing and Dementia. He is a registered social worker who specialised in working with older people living with dementia. Richards research interests include social care practice the experience of living with dementia and how place-based experience can influence the lives of people with chronic and progressive conditions. Richard is part of a network of academics with a shared interest in studying the international development of dementia friendly communities. He is also the co-founder of the Critical Dementia Studies Network. His recently published book is Ward R Clark A & Phillipson L (eds.) (2021) Dementia and Place: Practices Experiences and Connections.Linn J. Sandberg is Associate Professor in Gender Studies and Senior Lecturer in the School of Culture and Education Södertörn University Sweden. Sandbergs research interests are in the field of ageing gender sexuality embodiment and dementia. Some of her most recent research interests include a qualitative interview study on sexual and intimate couple relationship after the onset of Alzheimers disease. Currently she is the Principal Investigator of a project on LGBTQ people with dementia and Swedish dementia care funded by the Swedish Research Council for Health Working life and Welfare (FORTE). Sandberg is the co-founder of the Critical Dementia Studies Network (https://memoryfriendly.org.uk/programmes/critical-dementia-network/) together with Richard Ward and a co-managing editor of the book series Dementia in Critical Dialogue.