Death, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Adolescent Literature

Considering the trope of woman/death, the eroticizing of death, and the ways in which the gendered subject is represented in dialogue with the processes of death, dying, and grief, James shows how representations of death in young adult literature are invariably associated with issues of sexuality, gender, and power.

Author: Kathryn James
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01/24/2011
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780415888561

About the Author

Kathryn James teaches children's literature at Deakin University, Melbourne. Her publications have appeared in Papers: Explorations into Children's Literature, Children's Literature in Education, and New Talents 21C.