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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hentges, Sarah, 1976- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.