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Supernatural Youth
The Rise of the Teen Hero in Literature and Popular Culture
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Supernatural Youth: The Rise of the Teen Hero in Literature and Popular Culture, edited by Jes Battis, addresses the role of adolescence in fantastic media, adventure stories, cinema, and television aimed at youth. The goal of this volume is to analyze the ways in which young heroic protagonists are presented in such popular literary and visual texts. Supernatural Youth surveys a variety of sources whose young protagonists are placed in heroic positions, whether by magic, technology, prophecy, or other forces beyond their control. Series examined include Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Veronica Mars, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Supernatural Youth, edited by Jes Battis, is essential for educators who work in the fields of English, media studies, women's studies, LGBT studies, and sociology, as well as undergraduate students who are interested in popular culture.
Supernatural Youth, edited by Jes Battis, is essential for educators who work in the fields of English, media studies, women's studies, LGBT studies, and sociology, as well as undergraduate students who are interested in popular culture.
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Table of contents
- Introduction: Supernatural Youth
- 1 Spiritual, Not Sexual: The Plight of the Adolescent Human Wizard in Diane Duaneâs Young Wizards Series
- 2 Magical Learning and Loss: Hermione Granger and the Female Intellectual in Harry Potter
- 3 Magic, Adolescence, and Education on Terry Pratchettâs Discworld
- 4 âDoes the Phrase âVampire Slayerâ Mean Anything to You?â: The Discursive Construction of the Just Woman Warrior Trope in Joss Whedonâs Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Series
- 5 Why Xander Matters: The Extraordinary Ordinary in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 6 âKinda Gayâ: Queer Cult Fandom and Willowâs (Bi)Sexuality in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- 7 Postfeminism in a Postmodern Landscape: Navigating Difference on Veronica Mars
- 8 âBigger Things to Worry Aboutâ: Allusions and the British Fantasy Tradition in Hex
- 9 Being Harvey Kinkel: The Laws of the Other Realm in Sabrina the Teenage Witch
- 10 Closed Minds: Tamora Pierceâs Teenagers and the Problem of Desire
- 11 Nerds, Geeks, and Dorks, Oh My!: The Teen Wizard as Social Outcast
- 12 Breaking the Spell: Power and Choice in Holly Blackâs Valiant
- 13 Enrolling in the âHidden Schoolâ: Timothy Hunter and the Education of the Teenage Comic Book Magus
- About the Contributors