The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games (Postmillennial Pop, 13) by Thomas, Ebony Elizabeth

NYU Press, 2019-05-21. Hardcover. Used: Good.

New York University Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

NYU Press. Very Good. 2019. Hardcover. 1479800651 . Postmillennial Pop, 13; 9.2 X 6.3 X 1.1 inches; 240 pages .

NYU Press, 2019-05-21. Hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

NYU Press, 2019-05-21. Hardcover. Used:Good.

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Hardback. New. Reveals the diversity crisis in children's and young adult media as not only a lack of representation, but a lack of imagination Stories provide portals into other worlds, both real and imagined. The promise of escape draws people from all backgrounds to speculative fiction, but when people of color seek passageways into the fantastic, the doors are often barred. This problem lies not only with children's publishing, but also with the television and film executives tasked with adapting these stories into a visual world. When characters of color do appear, they are often marginalized or subjected to violence, reinforcing for audiences that not all lives matter. The Dark Fantastic is an engaging and provocative exploration of race in popular youth and young adult speculative fiction. Grounded in her experiences as YA novelist, fanfiction writer, and scholar of education, Thomas considers four black girl protagonists from some of the most popular stories of the early 21st… Read More

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