Girls on fire : transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature
Sarah Hentges
Bok · Engelsk · 2018
| Omfang | x, 280 sider : illustrasjoner i svart hvitt
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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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| Emner | Dystopias in literature.
Heroines in literature. Teenage girls in literature. Young adult fiction, American - History and criticism. Vis mer... tenåringsjenter unge jenter dystopisk litteratur heltinner
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| ISBN | 9780786499281
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