Essays about: "young adult fiction"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 essays containing the words young adult fiction.

  1. 6. Disability Bias and the Misrepresentation of Chronic Illness and Invisible Disability in Contemporary YA Fiction

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Daniela Fois; [2018]
    Keywords : invisible disability; chronic illness; young adult; fiction; literature; misrepresentation; disability bias; romanticisation; miracle cure trope; Nicola Yoon; Everything Everything;

    Abstract : Despite the success illness novels have acquired in the last decade, the misrepresentation of chronic illness in the Young Adult genre is still going unnoticed. In an ableist society that still needs to be educated about invisible disabilities, most of the contemporary YA writers insist on finding miraculous solutions and questionable happy endings to their stories. READ MORE

  3. 7. Critical Thinkers through The Hunger Games : Working with Dystopian Fiction in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Dominik Selzer; [2017]
    Keywords : young adult literature; dystopian literature; EFL; The Hunger Games; civic involvement; social justice; environmental justice; upper secondary students; dystopian fiction;

    Abstract : This essay gives examples of possible ways to inspire young adults to become politically more aware and active using dystopian fiction in the EFL classroom. First, an overview of the dystopian genre and different ways of using it in the EFL classroom to improve critical thinking skills will be given. READ MORE

  4. 8. Boy Beats Up Boy: Homophobia and Gender Performativity in David Levithan’s 'Boy Meets Boy' and Jonathan Tropper’s 'The Book of Joe'

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : Toni Marosan; [2017]
    Keywords : Homophobia; young adult fiction; gender performativity; masculinity and femininity; LGBT ; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The essay explored two young adult novels with LGBT+ content. This was done through two research questions. The first research question explored how the male homosexual identities were constructed by examining representations of gender binaries and homophobia. READ MORE

  5. 9. “I don’t approve of you dating in your condition” : Constraint and Confusion in Jason Reitman's Juno and Non Pratt's Trouble

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Kerstin Cronholm; [2017]
    Keywords : Juno; Trouble; teenage pregnancy; YA fiction;

    Abstract : Since the popular indie-film Juno came out in 2007, it has received massive attention including both praise and harsh critique. Some have celebrated the protagonist Juno’s strong personality and her initial sexual liberty, but the majority have questioned what they see as the film’s anti-abortion message. READ MORE

  6. 10. Young adult literature and its role in the English classroom

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Isabella Verner; [2016-03-15]
    Keywords : Young adult literature; literature; pedagogics; education; language learning; sociocultural theory;

    Abstract : In this essay, I explore the potentials of a specific young adult novel in relation to research literature on the topic of young adult literature and its use in the English classroom. I look at the young adult novel The Giver written by Lois Lowry and discuss various approaches to teaching English with the book as core material. READ MORE