Aging Experiments : Futures and Fantasies of Old Age The sustained expansion of the life span and the attendant demographic changes in the West have fuelled the production of cultural texts that explore alternative representations of aging and old age. The contributors to this volume show how artists in science fiction fantasy and the avant garde develop visions of late life transformation improvisation and adaptation to new circumstances. The studies particularly focus on perspectives on aging that challenge the predominant narratives of decline as well as fantasies of eternal youth as defined by neoliberal notions of health able bodiedness agency self improvement progress plasticity and productivity