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.

scholarly journals Demonstration of Teacher Citizenship Behavior (TCB) by School Librarians through Work and Volunteer Service

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Nourse Reed ◽  
Terri J Tharp
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Professional Organization ◽  
Professional Behavior ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Work Behaviors ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Structured Interviews

This paper applies an educator-focused theory of professional behavior to the work of school librarians. The goal was to understand the motivations and dispositions of librarians who choose to perform extra-role work behaviors. The researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with eight school librarians who actively volunteered with either a regional professional organization or a young adult literature festival. Findings emphasized the reciprocal relationship between participants’ emotional connectedness to the school community with their tendency to voluntarily assist and innovate for the well-being of the organization. Implications include the need for greater mentorship of pre-service librarians as well as additional networking opportunities for practitioners.

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 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

Popular culture’s enduring influence on childhood: Fairy tale collaboration in the young adult series The Lunar Chronicles

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-315
Author(s):  
Alexandra Lykissas
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Fairy Tales ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Fairy Tale ◽  
Literary Analysis ◽  
The People ◽  
Literary Theories ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Type

Fairy tales have a long history of providing educational morals for young women, particularly children. The lessons from older fairy tales have long influenced the metanarratives regarding how women should act in our culture and contemporary versions are no different. Contemporary adaptations of these fairy tales, however, have moved the genre beyond restrictive metanarratives and are now offering new solutions to 21st-century problems like authoritarian rulers. In Marissa Meyers’ Lunar Chronicle series (2012–2015), the characters interact and work together to overcome the villain. This collaborative fairy tale is a new type of fairy tale adaptation in which the characters work together instead of focusing on their individual happily-ever-afters. My article uses postmodern and feminist literary theories along with close-reading literary analysis to examine how this young adult series shows how young adult literature has become political and is able to address adult problems in ways that are easier to process for younger readers. I focus on how the series uses the character of Levana to examine how authoritarian rulers maintain control over the populace, in order to show how the characters then work together to overthrow Levana to free the people from her oppression. This series uses collaboration to show the reader how to resolve possible problems within their own lives. Working in community then becomes as a solution for young adults who may feel disenfranchised or lonely in our increasingly divisive world. Cooperation also becomes a transgressive move against the tendency to become segregated from those around us.

scholarly journals Reading for Alternatives: The Experiences of Young Women Who Read Sexuality-Themed Fiction Online

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davin Helkenberg
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Young Adult Literature ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Online Reading ◽  
Reading Interests ◽  
Reading Experience ◽  
Jeune Adulte ◽  
Online Spaces

This paper examines the reading experiences and practices of young women who read sexualitythemed Young Adult Literature online. The findings of this study reveal that young women tend to seek out fiction in online spaces when they have reading interests or questions about sexuality that are not addressed in conventional Young Adult Literature. These readers reported that, from an early age, they sought out literature online that had explicit sexual content or focused on nonnormative topics such as LGBTQ relationships. They also identified comments sections as a significant aspect of their online reading experience which led to a sense of belonging to a reading community that is transparent, supportive and constructive about topics of sexuality.Cet article examine les expériences de lecture et les pratiques des jeunes femmes qui lisent en ligne de la littérature pour adultes à thème sexuel. Les résultats de cette étude révèlent que les jeunes femmes ont tendance à chercher de la fiction dans les espaces en ligne lorsque leurs intérêts de lecture ou leurs questions sur la sexualité ne sont pas abordés dans la littérature pour jeune adulte conventionnelle. Ces lectrices ont signalé que, dès leur plus jeune âge, elles ont cherché de la documentation en ligne ayant un contenu sexuel explicite ou axée sur des sujets non normatifs tels que les relations LGBTQ. Elles ont également identifié les sections de commentaires comme un aspect important de leur expérience de lecture en ligne, ce qui a conduit à un sentiment d'appartenance à une communauté de lecture qui est transparente, aidante et constructive sur les sujets de sexualité.

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>

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.

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