Anne Basting Explained
Anne Basting |
Occupation: | Professor |
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Known For: | founder of TimeSlips, pioneer in creative aging |
Discipline: | Gerontologist, Artist and Writer |
Alma Mater: | Colorado College University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Minnesota |
Workplaces: | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
Awards: | MacArthur Fellowship, Ashoka Fellow |
Website: | www.anne-basting.com |
Anne Davis Basting, is an American gerontologist working as a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Peck School of the Arts. Her work centers around aging, memory, and dementia, both from the point of view of the elderly and that of society; and of the uses of theater, storytelling, and other arts in eldercare. She is one of the 2016 MacArthur Fellows (recipients of the $625,000 so-called "genius grants").[1] [2] [3]
Life
She graduated from Colorado College,[4] the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and the University of Minnesota.[5]
Publications
Books
Journals
- Basting, A. D. (2001) "God is a talking horse: Performance of self in dementia". The Drama Review 45(3): 78–94.
- Basting, A. D. (2003) "Looking back from loss: Performing the ‘self' in Alzheimer’s disease". Journal of Aging Studies 17(1): 87–99.
- Basting, A. D. (2006) "The arts and dementia care". Generations 30(1): 16–20.
- De Medeiros, K., and A. D. Basting (2013) "Shall I compare thee to a dose of Donepezil?: Cultural arts interventions in dementia care research".The Gerontologist 54(3): 344–353.
- McFadden S., and A. D. Basting (2010) "Healthy aging persons and their brains: Promoting resilience through creative engagement". Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 26(1): 149–161.[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Schuessler, Jennifer. "MacArthur Foundation Announces 2016 ‘Genius’ Grant Winners" The New York Times September 22, 2016
- News: McEvers. Kelley. Theater Artist Anne Basting Named MacArthur Fellow. 28 October 2016. NPR. September 22, 2016.
- News: Bowers. Lois. $625,000 stipend will continue work to alter perceptions of aging, dementia. 28 October 2016. McKnights Senior Living. October 5, 2016.
- Web site: Anne Basting '87 Named MacArthur Fellow . Colorado College.
- Web site: Anne Basting, PhD NCCA. www.creativeaging.org. 2016-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160924024258/http://www.creativeaging.org/programs-people/speaker/anne-basting-phd. 2016-09-24. dead.
- Web site: The Stages of Age. University of Michigan Press. 28 October 2016.
- Web site: Publications (select). Anne-Basting. 28 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161002093611/http://anne-basting.com/publications. 2 October 2016. dead.