Girls on fire : transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature /
Sarah Hentges.
Bok Engelsk 2018
| Omfang | x, 280 pages : : illustrations ;
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| Opplysninger | Introduction: girls on fire -- Excavating theories and legacies. Interdisciplinarity and intersectionality: modeling the complex world -- Shaping dystopic literature as young adult, feminist and critical -- Segregated feminisms: girls' studies and popular culture -- Interlude: fangirling: a passion for ya dystopia -- Excavating fiction, imagination, and application. Contemporary dystopia: living the future -- Themes, patterns, trends and transgressions -- Othered girls toward intersectional futures -- Off the page and into the world -- Conclusion: utopian visions for dystopian realities.. - "Like many American narratives, dystopian stories often focus on males as the agents of social change.With a focus on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and power, the author analyzes the themes, issues and characters in young adult (YA) dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists--the Girls on Fire who inspire progressive transformation for the future"--
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| ISBN | 9780786499281
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Girls on fire : transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature
Sarah Hentges
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
Sarah Hentges
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
