Considering the trope of woman/death, the eroticizing of death, and the ways in which the gendered subject is represented in dialogue with the processes of death, dying, and grief, James shows how representations of death in young adult literature are invariably associated with issues of sexuality, gender, and power.
Considering the trope of woman/death, the eroticizing of death, and the ways in which the gendered subject is represented in dialogue with the processes of death, dying, and grief, James shows how representations of death in young adult literature are invariably associated with issues of sexuality, gender, and power.
Kathryn James teaches children's literature at Deakin University, Melbourne. Her publications have appeared in Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature, Children's Literature in Education, and New Talents 21C.
Inhaltsangabe
Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Beginning with Endings: Death in Children's Literature Chapter One: Points of Departure: Death, Culture, Representation Chapter Two: Matilda's Last Dance: Death and Historical Fiction Chapter Three: Verisimilitude: Representing Death "In the Real" Chapter Four: Beyond Consensus Reality: Death and Fantasy Fiction Chapter Five: Imagined Futures: Death and the Post-Disaster Novel Conclusion: Mapping the Landscape: The Unknown Country Notes Bibliography Index
Series Editor's Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Beginning with Endings: Death in Children's Literature Chapter One: Points of Departure: Death, Culture, Representation Chapter Two: Matilda's Last Dance: Death and Historical Fiction Chapter Three: Verisimilitude: Representing Death "In the Real" Chapter Four: Beyond Consensus Reality: Death and Fantasy Fiction Chapter Five: Imagined Futures: Death and the Post-Disaster Novel Conclusion: Mapping the Landscape: The Unknown Country Notes Bibliography Index
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