This collection of fresh essays oh Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism queer theory, as well as cultural, political and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse perspectives regarding Collins's novels but they have in common an appreciation the trilogy as literature and a belief in its permanent value.The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: I. History, Politics, Economics and Culture, II. Ethics, Aesthetics and Identity, III. Resistance, Surveillance and Simulacra, and IV. Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions. A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included, with emphasis on the young adult category.
This collection of fresh essays oh Suzanne Collins's epic trilogy spans multiple disciplines. The contributors probe the trilogy's meaning using theories grounded in historicism, feminism, humanism queer theory, as well as cultural, political and media studies. The essayists demonstrate diverse perspectives regarding Collins's novels but they have in common an appreciation the trilogy as literature and a belief in its permanent value.The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: I. History, Politics, Economics and Culture, II. Ethics, Aesthetics and Identity, III. Resistance, Surveillance and Simulacra, and IV. Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions. A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included, with emphasis on the young adult category.
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