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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814639703321

Autore

Jenkins Christine <1949->

Titolo

Representing the rainbow in young adult literature : LGBTQ+ content since 1969 / / Christine A. Jenkins, Michael Cart

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2018]

©2018

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (311 pages)

Disciplina

810.99283

Soggetti

Young adult literature, American - History and criticism

Homosexuality in literature

Sexual minorities in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: A Survey of LGBTQ+ Literature -- 1 Young Adult Literature in the Pre-Stonewall Era -- 2 Young Adult Literature of the 1970s -- 3 Young Adult Literature of the 1980s -- 4 Young Adult Literature of the 1990s -- 5 A New Literature for a New Century -- 6 Young Adult Literature since 2010 -- Part II: Breaking Down the Barriers -- 7 Bisexual Inclusion in Young Adult Literature -- 8 Transgender and Intersex Inclusion in Young Adult Literature -- 9 Comics and Graphic Novels with LGBTQ+ Content -- 10 Desperately Seeking Information: Young Adult Nonfiction with LGBTQ+ Content -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Index -- About the Authors.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume examines YA literature that features LGBTQ+ characters and themes. In addition to identifying titles that are notable either for their excellence or deficiencies, this resource also includes chapters on bisexual, transgender, and intersex issues and characters, as well as chapters on comics, graphic novels, and works of nonfiction.