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Posthumanist readings in dystopian young adult fiction : negotiating the nature/culture divide / Jennifer Harrison.

Author/creator Harrison, Jennifer, 1983- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Lanham : Lexington Books, 2019.
Descriptionv, 139 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Children and youth in popular culture
Children and youth in popular culture. ^A1289617
Contents Introduction: young adult dystopia and the posthuman perspective -- Carrie Ryan's Forest of hands and teeth: sex, infection and hopelessness -- Lois Lowry's The giver: biotechnology, wilderness, and government -- Patrick Ness's Chaos walking trilogy: language and the non-human other -- Neal Shusterman's Unwind: posthuman recycling and the death of the hero -- Philip Reeve's Mortal engines series: posthumanism, evolution, apocalypse, and time -- Adam Rapp's Decelerate blue: solarpunk, consumerism, and the posthumanist future -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 127-135) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Harrison, Jennifer, 1983- author. Posthumanist readings in dystopian young adult fiction Lanham : Lexington Books, 2019 9781498573368
Genre/formCriticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN 2019004924
ISBN9781498573351
ISBN1498573355

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Joyner General Stacks PS374.Y57 H37 2019 ✔ Available Place Hold