Call for Book Chapters: Exploring Dementia through Humanities and Social Sciences
Introduction
In recent years, dementia has emerged not just as a pressing medical concern, but as a deeply human experience—reshaping how individuals relate to memory, identity, and everyday life. While biomedical sciences continue to provide critical insights into the neurodegenerative aspects of dementia, there is a growing need to expand the conversation beyond clinics and into culture, language, ethics, and lived realities.
To address this gap, a new volume titled Interdisciplinary Approaches to Dementia Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences invites original and critical contributions from scholars, researchers, and practitioners across a wide range of disciplines.
Why This Volume Matters
Traditionally, dementia research has focused heavily on pathology, diagnosis, and pharmacological treatment. However, dementia is not just a disease—it is also an emotional, ethical, and social phenomenon. This forthcoming book aims to explore how communities, caregivers, and individuals make sense of memory loss and changing identities through cultural and linguistic frameworks.
The editors—Dr. Neha Soman, Dr. Annurey Vinoliya D, and Dr. Arya Priyadarshini of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Rourkela—are calling for thoughtful, interdisciplinary engagements that reposition dementia as a lived, embodied experience.
Suggested Subthemes
Contributors are encouraged to explore a variety of perspectives under the following broad subthemes:
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Language, Memory, and Cognitive Worlds
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Care, Ethics, and the Politics of Support Embodiment
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Memory and Identity Reconstruction
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Therapeutic Practices and Rehabilitation Studies
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Biopolitics, Institutions, and Governance of Dementia
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Cultural Imaginaries and Media Representations of Dementia
These topics welcome scholars from fields such as literature, cultural studies, disability studies, linguistics, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and more.
What You Can Contribute
This volume is open to theoretical essays, policy critiques, ethnographic work, case studies, and reflective narratives. Whether you’re examining dementia through film, fiction, or firsthand community engagement, your voice is welcome—especially if it steps beyond biomedical registers to focus on real-world experiences and cultural meaning-making.
Submission Guidelines
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Abstracts should be original and no more than 400 words.
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Include a biographical note of up to 150 words.
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Send both as a single Word document to: studiesdementia@gmail.com
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Avoid excessive clinical or technical medical language.
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No submission or publication fees will be charged.
Timeline to Remember
| Milestone | Date |
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| Abstract & Bio-note Submission | 21 August 2025 |
| Intimation to Contributors | 21 September 2025 |
| Final Chapter Submission | January 2026 |
Final Thoughts
This call offers a unique opportunity for scholars to reimagine dementia not merely as a medical condition but as a cultural, narrative, and ethical experience. It encourages voices from the humanities and social sciences to interrogate dominant discourses and suggest inclusive, human-centered frameworks.
Whether you are a researcher, caregiver, educator, or writer, if your work touches on memory, care, and the politics of vulnerability, this volume is an ideal platform to share your insights.
Submit your abstract today and contribute to reshaping the global discourse on dementia.
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