232 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Contemporary LGBTQ Young Adult Literature examines cultural shifts in LGBTQ+ contemporary realistic young adult fiction published in the United States between 2000-2020.
The book explores vital elements of LGBTQ+ youth experience, including identity, coming out, and romantic attraction, as well as critical social facets of gender, transgender, and intersectionality., the book engages these... Read more
Introduction; 1. Shifts In LGBTQ+ Literature In 21st Century; 2. What’s In A Name? Labels And Identities IN LGBTQ+ YA Literature; 3. Coming Out, Being Out: Shifting Representations Of LGBTQ+ Self-Awareness; 4. Love Is…: Varying Shapes of Love In LGBTQ+ Novels; 5. Sex And Power In LGBTQ+ YA Literature; 6. Interrogating Gender; 7. The Rise Of The ‘T’: Trans And Non-Binary YAL; 8. Intersectionality And LGBTQ+ Characters 'Who Just Happen To Be…’; Conclusion: Honoring LGBTQ+ Youth.
Biography
Corrine M. Wickens is a professor of literacy education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Northern Illinois University, USA.
