Introduction Developing through fantasy : from stasis to transformation Fantasies of identity : the self and individualism Fantasies of empowerment and agency : gender and the burden of responsibility Writing fantastic spaces : real, virtual and textual teens Conclusion : new ev…
This text examines the fundamental themes which inform our understanding of 'the teenager', which emerge in both literary and cultural contexts, and asks whether parallel realities and fantastic identities produce forms of adolescence that are dynamic and subversive.
This text examines the fundamental themes which inform our understanding of 'the teenager', which emerge in both literary and cultural contexts, and asks whether parallel realities and fantastic identities produce forms of adolescence that are dynamic and subversive.
"In this study, Alison Waller proposes a new critical term to categorize a popular and established genre in literature for teenagers: young adult fantastic realism. Though fantastic realism plays a crucial part in the short history of young adult literature, up until now this ge…
This book examines the fundamental themes which inform our understanding of 'the teenager', which emerge in both literary and cultural contexts, and asks whether parallel realities and fantastic identities produce forms of adolescence that are dynamic and subversive.
Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager"--Themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and ed…
"Constructing Adolescence in Fantastic Realism examines those fundamental themes which inform our understanding of "the teenager" - themes that emerge in both literary and cultural contexts. Models of adolescence do not arise solely from discourses of psychology, sociology, and …