Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Of Bread Blood and the Hunger Games : Critical Essays on the Suzanne Collins Trilogy (Series #35) (Paperback)

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Manufacturer: McFarland & Company

This collection of fresh essays on 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 their works have three elements in common: an appreciation of the trilogy as literature a belief in its permanent value and a need to share both appreciation and belief with fellow readers. The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: Part I History Politics Economics and Culture Part II Ethics Aesthetics and Identity Part III Resistance Surveillance and Simulacra and Part IV Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions. A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included with emphasis on the young adult category--itself an increasingly crucial part of postmodern culture. This collection of fresh essays on 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 their works have three elements in common: an appreciation of the trilogy as literature a belief in its permanent value and a need to share both appreciation and belief with fellow readers. The 21 essays that follow the context-setting introduction are grouped into four parts: Part I History Politics Economics and Culture Part II Ethics Aesthetics and Identity Part III Resistance Surveillance and Simulacra and Part IV Thematic Parallels and Literary Traditions. A core bibliography of dystopian and postapocalyptic works is included with emphasis on the young adult category--itself an increasingly crucial part of postmodern culture. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.