Forever Young - Essays on Young Adult Fictions (Hardcover, New edition)

This book explores 'young adult' fictions - stories about being young, staying young and sometimes never wanting to grow up. Looking at controversial novels by Francesca Lia Block, at sex and 'race' in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and at the online world of fans and censors, Chris Richards argues that attempts to classify and regulate what counts as 'young adult' have failed, and shows how youth - as intense, exciting and tormented - draws audiences unconstrained by age. Throughout the book, the narratives of life as lived by the young emerge as the stuff of the 'self' - made and remade in reading, watching and listening. Fascinating and accessible, Forever Young will be of particular interest to students and teachers concerned with contemporary popular culture in cultural, media, literature and education studies courses.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Intersections in Communications and Culture, 20
Release date:	September 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Chris Richards
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	176
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0432-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	1-4331-0432-6
Barcode:	9781433104329

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