31/07/2021
Overview of the project:
Young adult literature is a literary juggernaut whose reach extends far past its adolescent readers, deep into popular culture, into classrooms both secondary and university, and into rigorous scholarly work. The Oxford Handbook of Young Adult Literature will provide the first single volume collection dedicated to a comprehensive examination of young adult literature. Including the work of over 45 top-shelf scholars in the field, the Handbook will contain 43 critical essays of about 8,000 words each and will be organized into four major sections: Texts and Genres (11 essays examining major sub genres and movements in the field); Forms and Focus (11 essays interrogating more narrow issues and topics); Multicultural, Global, and Marginalized Communities (11 essays critiquing texts from and about traditionally underrepresented groups both in terms of identity and geographical location); and Beyond Texts (10 essays delving into the various ways that young adult literature lives beyond the page).
