Inclusive Young Adult Fiction

Authors of Colour in the United Kingdom

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book examines ‘diversity’, or the lack thereof, in young adult fiction (YA) publishing. Diversity is described by the We Need Diverse Books project as ‘all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, Native, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities’.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-01-16
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:343 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:157
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030105211

Utforska kategorier

Barn- och ungdomslitteratur inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Melanie Ramdarshan Bold is Associate Professor at University College London, UK. Her main research interest centres on contemporary authorship, publishing, and reading, with a focus on children's and YA books. Her forthcoming book, Activism and Young Adult Publishing: Anthologies as Advocates for Change, will publish in 2019. Melanie is currently working on an interdisciplinary research project, Adolescent Identities, which investigates how YA reflects the realities of minoritised readers. She was a judge of the UKYA Book Prize in 2018.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction.- 2. A [brief] History of Young Adult Fiction (YA).- 3. The ‘diversity’ status quo in the UK publishing industry.- 4. The construction of (racialised) author and reader identities.- 5. Conclusion.