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April 20, 2012
Duke University Symposium: YA Dystopias
I'm reposting here my Young Adult Dystopia bibliographies for my talk at the "Utopia, Dystopia, and the Problem of Technology" Symposium at Duke University.
Primary Sources: Young Adult Dystopian Novels
Secondary Sources: Works About Young Adult Dystopian Novels
Primary Sources: Young Adult Dystopian Novels
Secondary Sources: Works About Young Adult Dystopian Novels
April 19, 2012
Bibliography for Duke Symposium, Part 2 of 2: Secondary Sources
I'm reposting this list of secondary sources about young adult dystopian novels for the "Utopia, Dystopia, and the Problem of Technology" Symposium at Duke University.
The first part of this list covering the novels themselves is available here.
A Select Bibliography of Works About Young Adult Dystopias
Ahtezak, Janice. "The Visions of H.M. Hoover." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 73-76.
Applebaum, Noga. Representations of Technology in Science Fiction for Young People: Control Shift. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Bacigalupi, Paolo. "The Dark Side of Young Adult Fiction. The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Bethune, Brian. "The Hunger Games: Your Kids Are Angrier Than You Think. Macleans. (April 2, 2012). Online here.
Braithewaite, Elizabeth. "'When I Was a Child I Thought as a Child…': The Importance of Memory in Constructions of Childhood and Social Order in a Selection of Post-Disaster Fictions." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005): 50 (8).
Brians, Paul. "Nuclear War Fiction for Young Readers: A Commentary and Annotated Bibliography." Science Fiction, Social Conflict and War. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1990. 132-150.
Butts, Dennis. "The Adventure Story." Stories and Society: Children's Literature in Its Social Context. Dennis Butts, ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1992. 65-83.
Clements, Andrew. "What Poe's Publishers Could Not Imagine." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Crew, Hilary S. "Not So Brave a World: The Representation of Human Cloning in Science Fiction for Young Adults." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 203-221.
Deane, Paul. "Science and Technology in the Children's Fiction Series." Lamar Journal of the Humanities. 16:1. (1990): 20-32.
Esmonde, Margaret. "After Armageddon: The Post Cataclysmic Novel for Young Readers." Children's Literature: The Annual of the Modern Language Association Group on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association. Philadelphia: 1977. 211-220.
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe. "The Comfort of Darkness." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Gates, Jaym. "The Relevance of YA for Adults": The Harry Potter Effect." Apex Book Company Blog. December 19, 2010. Online here.
Hintz, Carrie. "Monica Hughes, Lois Lowry, and Young Adult Dystopias." The Lion and the Unicorn. 26 (2002) 254-264.
Hintz, Carrie and Elaine Ostry, eds. Utopian and Dystopian Writing Children and Young Adults. New York: Routledge, 2003.
James, Kathryn. Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Culture. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Kennan, Patricia. "'Belonging' in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005) 40(10).
May, Jill and Perry Nodelman. "The Perils of Generalizing about Children's Science Fiction." Science Fiction Studies. 13:2: "Nuclear War and Science Fiction." (July 1986) 225-229.
Meadows, Foz. "Dystopia and the Ferris Wheel Effect." Shattersnipe: Malcontent and Rainbows. 6 March, 2012. Online here.
Mendlesohn, Farah. "The Campaign for Shiny Futures." The Horn Book Magazine. (March/April 2009) Online here.
___. The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009.
Miller, Laura. "Fresh Hell: What's Behind the Boom in Dystopian Novels for Young Readers?" The New Yorker (June 14, 2010). Online here.
Milner, Joseph O. "Oathkeepers and Vagrants: Meliorist and Reactive World Views in Science Fiction." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 71-73.
Muller, Al. "Doomsday Fiction and the YA Reader." The ALAN Review. 16:1 (Fall 1988): 42-45.
Nikolajeva, Maria. Power, Voice and Subjectivity in Literature for Young Readers. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Nodelman, Perry. "Out There in Children's Science Fiction: Forward into the Past." Science Fiction Studies. 12: 3 (November 1985) 285-296.
Ostry, Elaine. "'Is He Still Human? Are You?': Young Adult Science Fiction in the Posthuman Age." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 222-246.
Parini, Jay. "Feeling 'Gamed.'" The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Paul, Pamela. "The Kids' Books Are All Right." The New York Times (Online) 6 August, 2010. Online here.
Reeve, Philip. "The Worst Is Yet to Come: Dystopias are grim, humorless, and hopeless—and incredibly appealing to today’s teens." School Library Journal 1 August, 2011. Online here.
Reber, Lauren L. Negotiating Hope and Honesty: A Rhetorical Criticism of Young Adult Dystopian Literature. M.A. Thesis, Department of English: Brigham Young University, 2005.
Sambell, Kay. "Carnivalizing the Future: A New Approach to Theorizing Childhood and Adulthood in Science Fiction for Young Readers." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 247-267.
Springen, Karen. "Apocalypse Now: Teens Turn to Dystopian Novels," Publisher's Weekly (Online), 15 February, 2010. Online here.
Sullivan III, C.W., ed. Science Fiction for Young Readers. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 56. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993.
___. Young Adult Science Fiction. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 79. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Stiefvater, Maggie. "Pure Escapism for Young Adults." The New York Times (January 11, 2011). Online here.
Svilpis, Jānis. "Authority, Autonomy, and Adventure in Juvenile Science Fiction." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 8 (Fall 1983): 22-26.
Walton, Jo. "The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein's Juveniles." Tor.com. 5 August, 2008. Online here.
Wehmeyer, Lillian B. Images in a Crystal Ball: World Futures in Novels for Young People. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1981.
Westerfeld, Scott. "Breaking Down the 'System'." The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Yoke, Carl B. Phoenix from the Ashes: The Literature of the Remade World. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1987.
Zipes, Jack. "The Age of Commodified Fantasticism: Reflections of Children's Literature and the Fantastic." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 9 (Fall 1984-1985): 187-190.
The first part of this list covering the novels themselves is available here.
A Select Bibliography of Works About Young Adult Dystopias
Ahtezak, Janice. "The Visions of H.M. Hoover." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 73-76.
Applebaum, Noga. Representations of Technology in Science Fiction for Young People: Control Shift. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Bacigalupi, Paolo. "The Dark Side of Young Adult Fiction. The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Bethune, Brian. "The Hunger Games: Your Kids Are Angrier Than You Think. Macleans. (April 2, 2012). Online here.
Braithewaite, Elizabeth. "'When I Was a Child I Thought as a Child…': The Importance of Memory in Constructions of Childhood and Social Order in a Selection of Post-Disaster Fictions." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005): 50 (8).
Brians, Paul. "Nuclear War Fiction for Young Readers: A Commentary and Annotated Bibliography." Science Fiction, Social Conflict and War. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1990. 132-150.
Butts, Dennis. "The Adventure Story." Stories and Society: Children's Literature in Its Social Context. Dennis Butts, ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1992. 65-83.
Clements, Andrew. "What Poe's Publishers Could Not Imagine." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Crew, Hilary S. "Not So Brave a World: The Representation of Human Cloning in Science Fiction for Young Adults." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 203-221.
Deane, Paul. "Science and Technology in the Children's Fiction Series." Lamar Journal of the Humanities. 16:1. (1990): 20-32.
Esmonde, Margaret. "After Armageddon: The Post Cataclysmic Novel for Young Readers." Children's Literature: The Annual of the Modern Language Association Group on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association. Philadelphia: 1977. 211-220.
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe. "The Comfort of Darkness." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Gates, Jaym. "The Relevance of YA for Adults": The Harry Potter Effect." Apex Book Company Blog. December 19, 2010. Online here.
Hintz, Carrie. "Monica Hughes, Lois Lowry, and Young Adult Dystopias." The Lion and the Unicorn. 26 (2002) 254-264.
Hintz, Carrie and Elaine Ostry, eds. Utopian and Dystopian Writing Children and Young Adults. New York: Routledge, 2003.
James, Kathryn. Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Culture. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Kennan, Patricia. "'Belonging' in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005) 40(10).
May, Jill and Perry Nodelman. "The Perils of Generalizing about Children's Science Fiction." Science Fiction Studies. 13:2: "Nuclear War and Science Fiction." (July 1986) 225-229.
Meadows, Foz. "Dystopia and the Ferris Wheel Effect." Shattersnipe: Malcontent and Rainbows. 6 March, 2012. Online here.
Mendlesohn, Farah. "The Campaign for Shiny Futures." The Horn Book Magazine. (March/April 2009) Online here.
___. The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009.
Miller, Laura. "Fresh Hell: What's Behind the Boom in Dystopian Novels for Young Readers?" The New Yorker (June 14, 2010). Online here.
Milner, Joseph O. "Oathkeepers and Vagrants: Meliorist and Reactive World Views in Science Fiction." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 71-73.
Muller, Al. "Doomsday Fiction and the YA Reader." The ALAN Review. 16:1 (Fall 1988): 42-45.
Nikolajeva, Maria. Power, Voice and Subjectivity in Literature for Young Readers. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Nodelman, Perry. "Out There in Children's Science Fiction: Forward into the Past." Science Fiction Studies. 12: 3 (November 1985) 285-296.
Ostry, Elaine. "'Is He Still Human? Are You?': Young Adult Science Fiction in the Posthuman Age." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 222-246.
Parini, Jay. "Feeling 'Gamed.'" The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Paul, Pamela. "The Kids' Books Are All Right." The New York Times (Online) 6 August, 2010. Online here.
Reeve, Philip. "The Worst Is Yet to Come: Dystopias are grim, humorless, and hopeless—and incredibly appealing to today’s teens." School Library Journal 1 August, 2011. Online here.
Reber, Lauren L. Negotiating Hope and Honesty: A Rhetorical Criticism of Young Adult Dystopian Literature. M.A. Thesis, Department of English: Brigham Young University, 2005.
Sambell, Kay. "Carnivalizing the Future: A New Approach to Theorizing Childhood and Adulthood in Science Fiction for Young Readers." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 247-267.
Springen, Karen. "Apocalypse Now: Teens Turn to Dystopian Novels," Publisher's Weekly (Online), 15 February, 2010. Online here.
Sullivan III, C.W., ed. Science Fiction for Young Readers. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 56. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993.
___. Young Adult Science Fiction. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 79. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Stiefvater, Maggie. "Pure Escapism for Young Adults." The New York Times (January 11, 2011). Online here.
Svilpis, Jānis. "Authority, Autonomy, and Adventure in Juvenile Science Fiction." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 8 (Fall 1983): 22-26.
Walton, Jo. "The Dystopic Earths of Heinlein's Juveniles." Tor.com. 5 August, 2008. Online here.
Wehmeyer, Lillian B. Images in a Crystal Ball: World Futures in Novels for Young People. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1981.
Westerfeld, Scott. "Breaking Down the 'System'." The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Yoke, Carl B. Phoenix from the Ashes: The Literature of the Remade World. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1987.
Zipes, Jack. "The Age of Commodified Fantasticism: Reflections of Children's Literature and the Fantastic." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 9 (Fall 1984-1985): 187-190.
April 17, 2012
book and film news
I'll be off tomorrow to speak at the Spring 2012 Political Theory Symposium at Duke University on "Utopia, Dystopia, and the Problem of Technology."
Before then, a couple of news items:
* My completed essay "From Both Sides Now: Lois McMaster Bujold and the Fan Fiction Phenomenon" has been accepted officially for Forward Momentum: The Science Fiction and Fantasy of Lois McMaster Bujold, edited by Janet B. Croft and due out from McFarland later this year.
* Another of my film shorts sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies and produced by Ozymandius Media has debuted on YouTube. This one includes a dramatic reading. Ralph Waldo Emerson love! Here 'tis...
My others in this series are as follows:
* The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
"However feeble the sufferer and however great the oppressor, it is in the nature of things that the blow should recoil upon the oppressor."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson to President Martin Van Buren
Before then, a couple of news items:
* My completed essay "From Both Sides Now: Lois McMaster Bujold and the Fan Fiction Phenomenon" has been accepted officially for Forward Momentum: The Science Fiction and Fantasy of Lois McMaster Bujold, edited by Janet B. Croft and due out from McFarland later this year.
* Another of my film shorts sponsored by the Institute for Humane Studies and produced by Ozymandius Media has debuted on YouTube. This one includes a dramatic reading. Ralph Waldo Emerson love! Here 'tis...
My others in this series are as follows:
* The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
"However feeble the sufferer and however great the oppressor, it is in the nature of things that the blow should recoil upon the oppressor."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson to President Martin Van Buren
April 16, 2012
Want to be friends on Pottermore?
I'm on Pottermore now (go Ravenclaws!); if you're there and you'd like to be friends, I'd love to "friend" you! Just drop me a message. Thanks!
April 13, 2012
Happy Friday the 13th!
Happy Friday the 13th!
Beginning in June, National Theatre Live is showing encore screenings of 2011's amazing production of Nick Dear's Frankenstein with both starring performances: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller as, alternately, the Creature and Victor Frankenstein. (You can read my review from last year here). I've got tickets for both versions, and I can't wait! To see if there's a venue near you (in the USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Australia, or New Zealand), check this list.
And here's the trailer:
In other news, the publishers have released more detailed information about J.K. Rowling's new novel.
"Paradise Lost excited different and far deeper emotions. I read it, as I had read the other volumes which had fallen into my hands, as a true history. It moved every feeling of wonder and awe that the picture of an omnipotent God warring with his creatures was capable of exciting. I often referred the several situations, as their similarity struck me, to my own. Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far different from mine in every other respect. He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone."
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
Beginning in June, National Theatre Live is showing encore screenings of 2011's amazing production of Nick Dear's Frankenstein with both starring performances: Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller as, alternately, the Creature and Victor Frankenstein. (You can read my review from last year here). I've got tickets for both versions, and I can't wait! To see if there's a venue near you (in the USA, UK, Canada, South Africa, Australia, or New Zealand), check this list.
And here's the trailer:
In other news, the publishers have released more detailed information about J.K. Rowling's new novel.
"Paradise Lost excited different and far deeper emotions. I read it, as I had read the other volumes which had fallen into my hands, as a true history. It moved every feeling of wonder and awe that the picture of an omnipotent God warring with his creatures was capable of exciting. I often referred the several situations, as their similarity struck me, to my own. Like Adam, I was apparently united by no link to any other being in existence; but his state was far different from mine in every other respect. He had come forth from the hands of God a perfect creature, happy and prosperous, guarded by the especial care of his Creator; he was allowed to converse with and acquire knowledge from beings of a superior nature, but I was wretched, helpless, and alone."
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
April 12, 2012
Happy Happy! Joy Joy! Pass the Chocolate Chai!
Good things:
* The nominees for the 2012 Hugo Award have been announced. I'm thrilled that StarShipSofa is a finalist, and I'm grateful to everyone who listens to and supports the podcast. Special congrats to my friends at the wonderful Apex Magazine for their nomination, as well!
* In honor of the second series of Sherlock coming to the US next month, the brilliant folks at DarkCargo (who are always up to something interesting) are hosting a "Sherlock! a-long!" for reading (or re-reading) the stories that correspond to the episodes.
* My appreciation for the Hunger Games film, which already was quite high, only increased after seeing it a second time. It definitely rewards multiple viewings.
* Speaking of The Hunger Games, have you seen the new Katniss Barbie? I can't quite decide if I'm horrified, amused, or pleased by this development. (After all, this may be the first one since the Dana Scully Barbie that actually represents a positive role model!)
* The first official shirt for The Hobbit makes me smile with glee. I can't wait to see Martin Freeman's performance.
* Now that Justified 's season is over, there's Breaking Bad to anticipate. Of course, I'd be even more excited if this happened:
see more Set Phasers To Lol
* Happy early birthday wishes to![[info]](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/hostedimages/1380938211i/3404277.gif)
prettybirdy979
,
cherylmmorgan
,
muuranker
,
izhilzha
, and
justicemuffins
. May each of you enjoy a wonderful day and a brilliant year to come!
It doesn't feel cruel here; this morning it was 38 degrees and glorious! Oh, summer, never come...
"April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain."
- T.S. Eliot
* The nominees for the 2012 Hugo Award have been announced. I'm thrilled that StarShipSofa is a finalist, and I'm grateful to everyone who listens to and supports the podcast. Special congrats to my friends at the wonderful Apex Magazine for their nomination, as well!
* In honor of the second series of Sherlock coming to the US next month, the brilliant folks at DarkCargo (who are always up to something interesting) are hosting a "Sherlock! a-long!" for reading (or re-reading) the stories that correspond to the episodes.
* My appreciation for the Hunger Games film, which already was quite high, only increased after seeing it a second time. It definitely rewards multiple viewings.
* Speaking of The Hunger Games, have you seen the new Katniss Barbie? I can't quite decide if I'm horrified, amused, or pleased by this development. (After all, this may be the first one since the Dana Scully Barbie that actually represents a positive role model!)
* The first official shirt for The Hobbit makes me smile with glee. I can't wait to see Martin Freeman's performance.
* Now that Justified 's season is over, there's Breaking Bad to anticipate. Of course, I'd be even more excited if this happened:
see more Set Phasers To Lol
* Happy early birthday wishes to
prettybirdy979
,
cherylmmorgan
,
muuranker
,
izhilzha
, and
justicemuffins
. May each of you enjoy a wonderful day and a brilliant year to come!It doesn't feel cruel here; this morning it was 38 degrees and glorious! Oh, summer, never come...
"April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain."
- T.S. Eliot
April 6, 2012
My Online Film Series Thus Far
This is just a recap of the new film shorts of mine that have recently gone up at YouTube. Although they're related in theme, each stands on its own. They can be viewed in any order.
* The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
More are forthcoming! Thanks to the Institute for Humane Studies for inviting me to film these, and thanks to Ozymandius Media for producing them with such skill and flair.
* The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
More are forthcoming! Thanks to the Institute for Humane Studies for inviting me to film these, and thanks to Ozymandius Media for producing them with such skill and flair.
April 3, 2012
It's Me Again! A New Film...
Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday!
I'm deep in lecture notes at the moment, so this is just a quick post to say the third of my mini-films for the Institute for Humane Studies has now hit the web. This one is The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong . ("People of the time knew it was wrong. People of the time knew it was illegal. People of the time knew it was unconstitutional. And it happened anyway.") Again, tremendous thanks to Ozymandius Media for putting this together with style and loving care.
Here 'tis!
The two shorts of mine in this series that already have been released are as follows:
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
-- In other quick news, here's an interesting (not to mention somewhat problematic) article on the young adult dystopian phenomenon by Brian Bethune: "The Hunger Games: Your Kids Are Angrier Than You Think."
-- I still owe a few emails/replies; I'll be catching up very shortly!
"Sir, does this government think that the people of the United States are become savage and mad?"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson to President Martin Van Buren
I'm deep in lecture notes at the moment, so this is just a quick post to say the third of my mini-films for the Institute for Humane Studies has now hit the web. This one is The Trail of Tears: They Knew It Was Wrong . ("People of the time knew it was wrong. People of the time knew it was illegal. People of the time knew it was unconstitutional. And it happened anyway.") Again, tremendous thanks to Ozymandius Media for putting this together with style and loving care.
Here 'tis!
The two shorts of mine in this series that already have been released are as follows:
* Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
* Andrew Jackson: The First Imperial President
-- In other quick news, here's an interesting (not to mention somewhat problematic) article on the young adult dystopian phenomenon by Brian Bethune: "The Hunger Games: Your Kids Are Angrier Than You Think."
-- I still owe a few emails/replies; I'll be catching up very shortly!
"Sir, does this government think that the people of the United States are become savage and mad?"
- Ralph Waldo Emerson to President Martin Van Buren
March 31, 2012
YA Dystopias
Once again, while doing research, I've greatly expanded my Young Adult Dystopian Novels List (especially the forthcoming 2012 and 2013 publications). This list is now too large to pair with other content, so I'm posting it by itself in two parts.
YA Dystopias List, Part 1: The Novels
YA Dystopias List, Part 2: Some Secondary Sources
YA Dystopias List, Part 1: The Novels
YA Dystopias List, Part 2: Some Secondary Sources
YA Dystopias List, Part 2: Some Secondary Sources
A Select Bibliography of Works About Young Adult Dystopias
Ahtezak, Janice. "The Visions of H.M. Hoover." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 73-76.
Applebaum, Noga. Representations of Technology in Science Fiction for Young People: Control Shift. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Bacigalupi, Paolo. "The Dark Side of Young Adult Fiction. The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Braithewaite, Elizabeth. "'When I Was a Child I Thought as a Child…': The Importance of Memory in Constructions of Childhood and Social Order in a Selection of Post-Disaster Fictions." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005): 50 (8).
Brians, Paul. "Nuclear War Fiction for Young Readers: A Commentary and Annotated Bibliography." Science Fiction, Social Conflict and War. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1990. 132-150.
Butts, Dennis. "The Adventure Story." Stories and Society: Children's Literature in Its Social Context. Dennis Butts, ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1992. 65-83.
Clements, Andrew. "What Poe's Publishers Could Not Imagine." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Crew, Hilary S. "Not So Brave a World: The Representation of Human Cloning in Science Fiction for Young Adults." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 203-221.
Deane, Paul. "Science and Technology in the Children's Fiction Series." Lamar Journal of the Humanities. 16:1. (1990): 20-32.
Esmonde, Margaret. "After Armageddon: The Post Cataclysmic Novel for Young Readers." Children's Literature: The Annual of the Modern Language Association Group on Children's Literature and the Children's Literature Association. Philadelphia: 1977. 211-220.
Fraustino, Lisa Rowe. "The Comfort of Darkness." The New York Times (December 26, 2010). Online here.
Gates, Jaym. "The Relevance of YA for Adults": The Harry Potter Effect." Apex Book Company Blog. December 19, 2010. Online here.
Hintz, Carrie. "Monica Hughes, Lois Lowry, and Young Adult Dystopias." The Lion and the Unicorn. 26 (2002) 254-264.
Hintz, Carrie and Elaine Ostry, eds. Utopian and Dystopian Writing Children and Young Adults. New York: Routledge, 2003.
James, Kathryn. Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Culture. New York: Routledge, 2009.
Kennan, Patricia. "'Belonging' in Young Adult Dystopian Fiction: New Communities Created by Children." Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature. 15:2 (September 2005) 40(10).
May, Jill and Perry Nodelman. "The Perils of Generalizing about Children's Science Fiction." Science Fiction Studies. 13:2: "Nuclear War and Science Fiction." (July 1986) 225-229.
Meadows, Foz. "Dystopia and the Ferris Wheel Effect." Shattersnipe: Malcontent and Rainbows. 6 March, 2012. Online here.
Mendlesohn, Farah. "The Campaign for Shiny Futures." The Horn Book Magazine. (March/April 2009) Online here.
___. The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2009.
Miller, Laura. "Fresh Hell: What's Behind the Boom in Dystopian Novels for Young Readers?" The New Yorker (June 14, 2010). Online here.
Milner, Joseph O. "Oathkeepers and Vagrants: Meliorist and Reactive World Views in Science Fiction." Children's Literature Association Quarterly. 10 (1985): 71-73.
Muller, Al. "Doomsday Fiction and the YA Reader." The ALAN Review. 16:1 (Fall 1988): 42-45.
Nikolajeva, Maria. Power, Voice and Subjectivity in Literature for Young Readers. New York: Routledge, 2010.
Nodelman, Perry. "Out There in Children's Science Fiction: Forward into the Past." Science Fiction Studies. 12: 3 (November 1985) 285-296.
Ostry, Elaine. "'Is He Still Human? Are You?': Young Adult Science Fiction in the Posthuman Age." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 222-246.
Parini, Jay. "Feeling 'Gamed.'" The New York Times (December 27, 2010). Online here.
Paul, Pamela. "The Kids' Books Are All Right." The New York Times (Online) 6 August, 2010. Online here.
Reeve, Philip. "The Worst Is Yet to Come: Dystopias are grim, humorless, and hopeless—and incredibly appealing to today's teens." School Library Journal 1 August, 2011. Online here.
Reber, Lauren L. Negotiating Hope and Honesty: A Rhetorical Criticism of Young Adult Dystopian Literature. M.A. Thesis, Department of English: Brigham Young University, 2005.
Sambell, Kay. "Carnivalizing the Future: A New Approach to Theorizing Childhood and Adulthood in Science Fiction for Young Readers." The Lion and the Unicorn. 28 (2004) 247-267.
Springen, Karen. "Apocalypse Now: Teens Turn to Dystopian Novels," Publisher's Weekly (Online), 15 February, 2010. Online here.
Sullivan III, C.W., ed. Science Fiction for Young Readers. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 56. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993.
___. Young Adult Science Fiction. Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Number 79. C.W. Sullivan III, ed. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Stiefvater, Maggie. "Pure Escapism for Young Adults." The New York Times (January 11, 2011). Online here.
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