Posthumanist Readings in Dystopian Young Adult Fiction - Negotiating the Nature/culture Divide

This book explores the deployment of posthumanist ideology in young adult dystopian fiction. It applies this theory to the presentation of social issues in select novels.

List of contents

Introduction: Young Adult Dystopia and the Posthuman Perspective

Chapter 1: Carrie Ryan's Forest of Hands and Teeth: Sex, Infection and Hopelessness

Chapter 2: Lois Lowry's The Giver: Biotechnology, Wilderness, and Government

Chapter 3: Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking Trilogy: Language and the Non-Human Other

Chapter 4: Neal Shusterman's Unwind: Posthuman Recycling and the Death of the Hero

Chapter 5: Philip Reeve's Mortal Engines Series: Posthumanism, Evolution, Apocalypse, and Time

Chapter 6: Adam Rapp's Decelerate Blue: Solarpunk, Consumerism, and the Posthumanist Future

Conclusion: Young Adult Dystopia and the Posthuman Perspective

About the author

Jennifer Harrison is instructor of English at East Stroudsburg University.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Harrison
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781498573375
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7337-5
• No. of pages: 146
• Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Nature, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Dystopian, LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, natural history, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Nature & the natural world: general interest, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Children’s & teenage literature studies: general, Children's & teenage literature studies