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ERIC Number: EJ1013708
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Sep
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0155-2147
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Canon Fodder: Young Adult Literature as a Tool for Critiquing Canonicity
Hateley, Erica
English in Australia, v48 n2 p71-78 Sep 2013
Young adult literature is a tool of socialisation and acculturation for young readers. This extends to endowing "reading" with particular significance in terms of what literature should be read and why. This paper considers some recent young adult fiction with an eye to its engagement with canonical literature and its representations of young people reading. Wider possibilities of using such novels in secondary English classes are discussed, particularly in the context of critiquing literary canons and the social hierarchies they are used to legitimate.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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