This book explores 'young adult' fictions - stories about being young, staying young and sometimes never wanting to grow up. Looking at controversial novels by Francesca Lia Block, at sex and 'race' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and at the online world of fans and censors, Chris Richards argues that attempts to classify and regulate what counts as 'young adult' have failed, and shows how youth - as intense, exciting and tormented - draws audiences unconstrained by age. Throughout the book, the narratives of life as lived by the young emerge as the stuff of the 'self' - made and remade in reading, watching and listening. Fascinating and accessible, Forever Young will be of particular interest to students and teachers concerned with contemporary popular culture in cultural, media, literature and education studies courses.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
ISBN-13
9781433104329
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115967539
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Regional History
Author
Chris Richards
Publication Name
Forever Young: Essays on Young Adult Fictions
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Teaching
Publication Year
2008
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
174 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
230mm
Item Width
160mm
Volume
20
Item Weight
380g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Chris Richards
Series Title
Intersections in Communications and Culture
Topic
Literature
Genre
Art & Culture
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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