scholarly journals Troubled Teens and Monstrous Others: Problematic Depictions of Characters with Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 215
Author(s):  
Sarah Thaller
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
American Population ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Taboo Topics

<p>Young adult literature has never shied away from taboo topics, particularly if the topics effect or concern adolescents. Recent studies have indicated that one fifth of the American population, about 50 million people including children and adults, live with some form of mental illness. Mental illness is clearly an issue that impacts young people, yet there are very few examples of authentic representations of characters with profound mental illness in young adult (YA) literature. This article discusses two texts that contribute to stereotypes about mental illness.</p>

Weirding Out Latinx America

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-12
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Central Tenet ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Cultural Pressures

The insistence on constructing an identity that pushes against and challenges mainstream or cultural pressures to be “hip” or “on fleek” forms the central tenet of the essays in Nerds, Goths, Geeks, and Freaks: Outsiders in Chicanx/Latinx Young Adult Literature. Given the established canon of Latinx YA literature and the growing body of those works that explore “weirdos,” “nerds,” and other “taboo” identities, an edited volume that examines such identities is warranted. This introduction provides an overview of the four sections and the chapters included in each section.

scholarly journals Young Women Encountering Information on Sexuality in Young Adult Literature

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davin L. Helkenberg
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Agency ◽  
Women Readers ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Relationship Problems ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Source Of Information

This paper investigates Young Adult (YA) Literature as a source of information on sexuality for young women readers. The data for this study is derived from semi-structured interviews (Seidman, 2006) that were conducted with 11 female participants. Six major categories of information on sexuality were found within the interview data: sexual acts, types of relationships, relationship realities, strategies for dealing with relationship problems, sexual abuse, and consent. These findings provide empirical evidence that YA Literature can act as a valuable source of information on sexuality and may promote the sexual agency and well-being of young people, especially young women.

Ethical Problems of Young-Adult Genre and Book Video Bloging, As Formation of a Reading Circle in Modern Youth

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
E. Boyarshinova
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young People ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Book Market ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Current State ◽  
History Of

This paper examines the history and current state of literature for teenagers. In modern criticism young-adult genre stands out in literature for adolescents. An introductory excursion into the history of the concept of “young adults” and literature for this category of readers is given. Criticism of such works is considered by video bloggers who place their clips on Youtube platform. It is analyzed whether these responses affect the book market conditions. According to the most conservative estimates, more than half of the literature published by major publishers is Young-adult books. They are read not only by teenagers, but also by adults who want to immerse themselves in their youth. The theme of Young-adult literature is serious and multifaceted. It attracted both professional authors, whose works become real literary events, and young, non-professional authors. The study of these works is important from the point of view of studying the sociology of teenage life, to understand what young people live, what problems are reflected in such works, albeit in a crooked mirror.

scholarly journals Young Adult Literature (YAL): An Analytical Study Among Selected EFL Teachers in Jordanian Public Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 278
Author(s):  
Baderaddin Yassin ◽  
Hadeel Saed
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
English Language ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Academic Benefits ◽  
Efl Teachers ◽  
Official Curriculum ◽  
Efl Students

The purpose of this study is to shed light on Young Adult literature (YAL) in Jordan. Eleven English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers and 62 EFL students in Jordanian public schools participated in this research to first measure their awareness of the YAL and to evaluate the academic benefits of integrating English YA literature into the Jordanian public school curricula. A group of EFL instructors and EFL learners were interviewed using a semi-structured guide. The instructors' interview questions focused on demographics, definitions of YA literature, age classification of YAL, benefits, and challenges of using YA novel in Jordanian English curricula. Questions for the learners centered on demographics, definition and age classification of YAL, and the use of YA novels in the EFL classroom. The study revealed that EFL teachers' reliance on the official curriculum tends to remove innovation and creativity from their teaching and limit their opportunities to adapt the curricula to the competence and interest of their EFL students. The research also revealed that EFL students who read English YA novels developed necessary competencies in both the English language and daily life experiences. The results showed that most EFL teachers in this research paper asserted that English YA novels positively affected EFL students in Jordan. This effect led to increased motivation and engagement in EFL classrooms.   Received: 27 January 2021 / Accepted: 8 April 2021 / Published: 10 May 2021

Queer Anxieties of Young Adult Literature and Culture

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derritt Mason
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young People ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Queer Youth ◽  
History Of ◽  
Queer Representation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Popular Television

This book considers the recent surge in queer young adult literature publishing and argues that this explosion of queer representation has prompted new forms of longstanding cultural anxieties about adolescent sexuality. In particular, critics of queer texts for young people seem concerned with the following questions: what makes for a good “coming out” story? Will increased queer representation in popular culture teach adolescents the right lessons, and help queer youth live better, happier lives? What if these stories harm young people instead of helping them? Although these concerns spring from a particular contemporary moment, Mason illustrates how the history of adolescence is itself a history of anxiety, and how young adult literature emerged, in part, as a way of managing various cultural and social anxieties. Mason suggests that “queer YA” is usefully understood as a body of trans-media texts with blurry boundaries, one that coheres around affect—specifically, anxiety—instead of content. To clarify this point, Mason draws on criticism about a range of texts for and about queer adolescents, including an assortment of young adult books; Caper in the Castro, the first-ever queer video game; online fan communities; and popular television series Glee and Big Mouth. Themes that generate the most anxiety about adolescent culture, Mason argues—queer visibility, risk-taking, HIV/AIDS, dystopia and horror, the promise that “It Gets Better” and the threat that it might not—challenge us to rethink how we read and engage with young people’s media.

scholarly journals Indigenous Young Adult Literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-179
Author(s):  
Amber Matthews ◽  
Gavin Bennett ◽  
Maneja Joian ◽  
Jenna Brancatella
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Oral History ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Cultural Significance ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Library Programming ◽  
The Rich

Over the last decade Indigenous Young Adult (YA) literature has risen in popularity and demand in library programming and collections. Many works draw on the rich historical and cultural significance of narratives, oral history and storytelling in Indigenous communities. Their rise in prominence presents new opportunities for libraries to work with Indigenous authors and groups to share the importance of Indigenous histories and works in and through library spaces, collections and programming. However, in the context of popular culture including Indigenous YA literature, it is important to consider the identity and representation of Indigenous people, cultures and histories. The following annotated bibliography has been developed to guide libraries on the appropriate professional and cultural competencies to compliment this rising body of work and foster respect and recognition of Indigenous communities and works.

scholarly journals Book Review: Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism, 3rd ed.

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 299
Author(s):  
Leanne Cheek
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
Accessible Volume ◽  
The Subject

This is a timely, updated treatment of the subject of young adult (YA) literature. Cart has a wealth of experience and knowledge in YA literature, having founded and chaired the Printz Committee and authored or edited twenty-three books. He deftly organizes that knowledge into a highly accessible volume for librarians.

Festival Attendees: A Motivation and Performance Analysis of a Young Adult Literature Festival

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen W Litvin ◽  
Emily Powell
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Ya Literature ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Insight Into

This research, with data collected pre-COVID-19, provides insight into an interesting and rarely studied event, the young adult (YA) literature festival. Survey research conducted at a YA festival, with attendees generally from middle school through university age, provided useful insight into the motivations for visiting the festival, determination of the person making the decision to attend (surprisingly, the YA and rarely his/her parent) and the satisfaction and dissatisfaction factors that affected the attendee’s attitude toward the festival. In addition, Significance Performance Analysis (SPA) is introduced as an alternative to the widely used Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) model.

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