LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction - A Critical Survey, 1970s-2010s

Young adult literature featuring teenage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning characters is fast growing in popularity. Unlike the "problem novels" of the past, which focused on the guilt, bullying and isolation of LGBTQ characters, today's narratives present more sympathetic and celebratory portrayals. The author explores a selection of recent novels--many of which may be new to readers--and places them in the wider contexts of LGBTQ literature and history. Chapters discuss a range of topics, including the relationship of Queer Theory to literature, LGBTQ families, and recent trends in utopian and dystopian science fiction.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction-Queer Theory, Queer Literature, Queer

Fiction

One. Getting There: LGBTQ Young Adult Literature in the 70s and 80s

Two. Beyond Deliver Us from Evie: Contemporary Lesbian

Young Adult Fiction

Three. "But that's young gay love for you": Contemporary Gay Young Adult Fiction

Four. "Gender is a choice, not a life sentence": Young Adult Narratives of Trans Identities

Five. "Difference matters": LGBTQ Families in Young Adult Fiction

Six. "What a wonderful world": Utopias and Dystopias in LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction

Conclusion-Why Read (or Teach) These Books, and Where

Do We Go from Here?

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Caren J. Town is a professor of English at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia.

Product details

• Authors: Caren J. Town, Town Caren J.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2017
• EAN: 9780786496945
• ISBN: 978-0-7864-9694-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LITERARY CRITICISM / Children's & Young Adult Literature, Gay & Lesbian studies, Literature: history and criticism, Relating to gay people, Children's & Teenage Book Reviews & Guides, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics