Caren J. Town

LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction

A Critical Survey, 1970s-2010s

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Young adult literature featuring teenage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning characters is fast growing in popularity. Unlike the "problem novels" of the past, which focused on the guilt, bullying and isolation of LGBTQ characters, today's narratives present more sympathetic and celebratory portrayals. The author explores a selection of recent novels--many of which may be new to readers--and places them in the wider contexts of LGBTQ literature and history. Chapters discuss a range of topics, including the relationship of Queer Theory to literature, LGBTQ families, and recent trends in utopian and dystopian science fiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 343g
• ISBN-13: 9780786496945
• ISBN-10: 0786496940
• Artikelnr.: 47713356

Autorenporträt

Caren J. Town is a professor of English at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction-Queer Theory, Queer Literature, Queer
Fiction
One. Getting There: LGBTQ Young Adult Literature in the 70s and 80s
Two. Beyond Deliver Us from Evie: Contemporary Lesbian
Young Adult Fiction
Three. "But that's young gay love for you": Contemporary Gay Young Adult
Fiction
Four. "Gender is a choice, not a life sentence": Young Adult Narratives of
Trans Identities
Five. "Difference matters": LGBTQ Families in Young Adult Fiction
Six. "What a wonderful world": Utopias and Dystopias in LGBTQ Young Adult
Fiction
Conclusion-Why Read (or Teach) These Books, and Where
Do We Go from Here?
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index