Disturbing the universe : power and repression in adolescent literature
Roberta Seelinger Trites (Author)
The Young Adult novel is ordinarily characterized as a coming-of-age story, in which the narrative revolves around the individual growth and maturation of a character, but Roberta Trites expands this notion by chronicling the dynamics of power and repression that weave their way through YA books. Characters in these novels must learn to negotiate the levels of power that exist in the myriad social institutions within which they function, including family, church, government, and school
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xv, 189 pages)
9781587293337, 1587293331
50321205
''Do I dare disturb the universe?'': Adolescent Literature in the Postmodern Era
''I don't know the words':' Institutional Discourses in Adolescent Literature
''Maybe that is writing, changing things around and disguising the for-real'': The Paradox of Authority in Adolescent Literature
''All of a sudden I came': Sex and Power in Adolescent Novels
''When I can control the focus'': Death and Narrative Resolution in Adolescent Literature
Conclusion: The Poststructural Pedagogy of Adolescent Literature
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English