Dystopian fiction for young people: Instructive tales of resilience
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2015
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The rise and popularity of dystopian fiction in recent years is quite marked and critics often attribute such high sales of books and box office as being linked to the impact September 11 has had on the world, especially in the United States. While the events of September 11, 2001 saw a heightened anxiety by nations and their citizens about the fear and threat of terrorism – an anxiety which is paradoxically lowered and raised by increased surveillance practices, security checks and warnings – other changes since the last stages of the twentieth century have also raised concerns and anxieties. In this paper I use examples of Young Adult (YA) dystopian fiction to illustrate the potential these texts have for providing their readers with alternative ways of thinking about the challenges that others face and their capacity for resilience. |
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Taylor & Francis, Inc. |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/90173/3/90173a.pdf Mallan, Kerry M. (2015) Dystopian fiction for young people: Instructive tales of resilience. Psychoanalytic Inquiry. (In Press) |
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Copyright 2015 Taylor & Francis, Inc. The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in Psychoanalytic Inquiry <date of publication> http://www.tandfonline.com/<Article DOI> |
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Children & Youth Research Centre; Faculty of Education |
Palavras-Chave | #130205 Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics Business and Management) #200599 Literary Studies not elsewhere classified #dystopia #young adult fiction #resilience |
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Journal Article |