LGBTQ young adult fiction : a critical survey, 1970s-2010s / Caren J. Town.
Publisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017Description: vii, 197 pages ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780786496945 (softcover : alk. paper)
- Young adult fiction, American -- History and criticism
- Queer theory
- Homosexuality in literature
- Lesbians in literature
- Gender identity in literature
- Adolescence in literature
- Gays' writings, American -- History and criticism
- Sexual minority youth -- Books and reading -- United States
- Homosexuality and literature -- United States
- 813.009/9283 23
- PS374.Y57 T69 2017
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"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.
Introduction: Queer theory, queer literature, queer YA fiction -- Getting there: LGBTQ young adult literature in the 70s and 80s -- Beyond deliver us from Evie: contemporary lesbian young adult fiction -- "But that's young gay love for you": contemporary gay young adult fiction -- "Gender is a choice, not a life sentence": young adult narratives of trans identities -- "Difference matters": LGBTQ families in young adult fiction -- "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?.
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