Girls on fire : transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature /

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 dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists, t...

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Main Author: Hentges, Sarah, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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505 0 |a 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. 
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