How midlife became a crisis
- Written by Matthew Redmond, Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Université de Lille
The term 'midlife crisis' didn't enter the lexicon until 1965, but its gestation stretched across the 18th and 19th centuries.Paul Taylor/Stone via Getty ImagesIn the acknowledgments of her 2024 novel “All Fours,” Miranda July explains that she was inspired by a series of conversations about “physical and emotional midlife...