Author : Loretta M. Gaffney
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442264098
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Book Synopsis Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism by : Loretta M. Gaffney
Download or read book Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism written by Loretta M. Gaffney and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Adult Literature, Libraries, and Conservative Activism analyzes young adult (YA) literature as a cultural phenomenon, explaining why this explosion of books written for and marketed to teen readers has important consequences for proponents of teen literacy. It explains how YA literature has become a lightning rod for a variety of aesthetic, pedagogical, and popular literature controversies and illustrates why teachers and librarians have a stake in promoting and defending it. Noted scholar Loretta Gaffney not only examines how YA literature is defended and critiqued within the context of rapid cultural and technological changes, but also highlights how struggles about teen reading matter to—and matter in—the future of librarianship and education.