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Fantasy Literature : Challenging Genres.
Fantasy literature, often derided as superficial and escapist, is one of the most popular and enduring genres of fiction worldwide. It is also--perhaps surprisingly--thought-provoking, structurally complex, and relevant to contemporary society, as the essays in this volume attest. The scholars, teac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Rotterdam :
SensePublishers,
2016.
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| Colección: | Critical literacy teaching series, challenging authors and genre.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: Challenging Fantasy Literature; CRITICAL LITERACY; OVERVIEW; REFERENCES; PART ONE: PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES; 1. IN THE SHADOW OF THE STATUS QUO: The Forgotten in The Lord of the Rings and A Song of Ice and Fire; REFERENCES; 2. THE WIZARDS BENEATH: Finding Plato and Freud in Ursula K. Le Guin's The Tombs of Atuan; UNCONSCIOUS LEARNING TODAY; TABLEAUS OF DARKNESS AND LIGHT; A DIVIDED MIND; LEARNING WITHOUT LIGHT; THE SOURCE OF SHADOWS; LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS; CHOOSING THE LIGHT; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES.
- 3. YOU'RE A PRINCE, HARRY: The Politics of Oppression and Self-Interest in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter SeriesTHE ENDS JUSTIFY THE MEANS; IT IS SAFER TO BE FEARED THAN LOVED; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; REFERENCES; 4. DESIGNING A COURSE INTEGRATING CRITICAL PEDAGOGY, FANTASY LITERATURE, AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES; RATIONALE; 1. DEFINING "RELIGION," "MAGIC," AND "FANTASY"; Bibliography 1; 2. COLONIALISM; Bibliography 2; 3. CAPITALISM; Bibliography 3; 4. PERSPECTIVISM AND PRAGMATISM; Bibliography 4; 5. FEMINISM AND QUEER THEORY; Bibliography 5; 6. INTERROGATING THE SELF; Bibliography 6.
- 7. ROYAL IDEOLOGY AND THE MONOMYTHBibliography 7; 8. CRITICAL PEDAGOGY AND REFLEXIVITY; Bibliography 8; NOTES; REFERENCES; PART TWO: GENDER, CLASS, AND PRIVILEGE; 5. STRONG WOMEN IN FAIRY TALES EXISTED LONG BEFORE FROZEN: Teaching Gender Studies via Folklore; THE RICH SCHOLARLY TRADITION ACCOMPANYING FAIRY TALES; ASKING QUESTIONS TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL THINKING; SEEING STORIES AS PART OF AN ONGOING CONVERSATION; TALES SPEAKING THE CHANGES A SOCIETY MAY NEED; NOTE; REFERENCES; 6. FROM FLEDGLING TO BUFFY: Critical Literacy, Fantasy, and Engagement in Secondary ELA Classrooms.
- OVERVIEW OF FANTASY LITERATURE AND SPECULATIVE FICTIONTHEORETICAL FRAMEWORK; Feminist Poststructuralism; Critical Literacy; Queer Theory; ANALYSIS OF FLEDGLING AND PARALLEL TEXTS; ANALYSIS OF THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS AND RELATED TOPICS; APPLICATION AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS; The Genderbread Person; The Genderbread Person Activity; Buffy Characters vs. Shori; Compare and Contrrast Venn Diagram; Popular Culture and Gender Expression; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 7. GENDER, CLASS, AND MARGINALIZATION IN BEATRIX POTTER; BEATRIX POTTER; THE TALE OF JEMIMA PUDDLEDUCK; THE TALE OF SAMUEL WHISKERS.
- THE TALE OF GINGER AND PICKLESTHE TALE OF MRS. TITTLEMOUSE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; 8. DEPICTIONS OF SOCIAL CLASS IN NEWBERY-WINNING FANTASIES: A Critical Literacy Approach; DEFINING SOCIAL CLASS AND DISCOURSES ABOUT CLASS; DEPICTIONS OF SOCIAL CLASS IN NEWBERY FANTASIES; THE POOR AND THE WORKING CLASS; THE MIDDLE CLASS AND THE AFFLUENT; DECONSTRUCTING CLASS DISCOURSES IN NEWBERY TITLES; IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; Children's Literature Cited.