92 research outputs found
Craig Hill. Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives. New York: Routledge, 2017.
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Derek C. Maus and James J. Donahue. Post-Soul Satire: Black Identity after Civil Rights. Jackson: UP of Mississippi, 2014.
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SEEKING INFINITY: EXPLORING THE MEANING AND POTENTIAL OF YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Get PDFThe category of Young Adult (YA) Literature has experienced tremendous growth in
terms of readership and works produced over the course of the last fifteen years or so. While
there has been some scholarly work done on the category, the research pales in comparison to
almost any other facet of literature. For whatever reasons, scholars have largely decided to ignore
the changes that have occurred in YA. However, that has not stopped readers from continuing to
read these books. In fact, this paper not only addresses the background and what I believe to be
the defining characteristics of YA, but also it speaks to who is reading YA, who is avoiding YA,
and the reasons behind deciding either way. Specifically, I use Stephen Chbosky’s The Perks of
Being a Wallflower to not only illustrate particular incentives that lead people to reading YA, but
also to simply demonstrate the literary quality that does in fact reside within the YA category. It
is my belief that, just like any other category of literature, YA has numerous benefits that are
useful to readers and that, despite those benefits, the category gets an unfairly negative reputation
simply because it is associated with teenagers. By thoroughly examining these various aspects of
YA, I hope to show that the category is deserving of scholarly attention and that if people are
willing to give YA a chance, they just might end up finding some truly amazing books
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