Female Rebellion in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction

Autor: Sara K. Day, Amy L. Montz, Miranda A. Green-Barteet
Rok vydání: 2016
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DOI: 10.4324/9781315582139
Popis: Contents: Introduction From 'new woman' to 'future girl': the roots and rise of the female protagonist in contemporary young adult dystopias. Part I Reflections and Reconsiderations of Rebellious Girlhood: Girl power and girl activism in the fiction of Suzanne Collins, Scott Westerfeld, and Moira Young, Sonya Sawyer Fritz 'I'm beginning to know who I am': the rebellious subjectivities of Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior, Miranda A. Green-Barteet Of Scrivens and Sparks: girl geniuses in young adult dystopian fiction, Rachel Dean-Ruzicka Docile bodies, dangerous bodies: sexual awakening and social resistance in young adult dystopian novels, Sara K. Day. Part II Forms and Signs of Rebellion: Gender rolls: bread and resistance in the 'Hunger Games' trilogy, Meghan Gilbert-Hickey Rebels in dresses: distractions of competitive girlhood in young adult dystopian fiction, Amy L. Montz The three faces of Tally Youngblood: rebellious identity-changing in Scott Westerfeld's 'Uglies' series, Mary Jeanette Moran 'Perpetually waving to an unseen crowd': satire and process in Beauty Queens, Bridgitte Barclay. Part III Contexts and Communities of Rebellion: Rebellious natures: the role of nature in young adult dystopian female protagonists' awakenings and agency, Megan McDonough and Katherine A. Wagner Real or not real - Katniss Everdeen loves Peeta Melark: the lingering effects of discipline in the 'Hunger Games' trilogy, June Pulliam The incompatibility of female friendship and rebellion, Ann M.M. Childs. Index.
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