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02661aam a2200433 i 4500 001 1465BC50688611E8A317244297128E48 003 SILO 005 20180605010123 008 180123s2018 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018003171 020 $a 0786499281 020 $a 9780786499281 035 $a (OCoLC)1021057769 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS374.Y57 $b H46 2018 082 00 $a 813/.609352352 $2 23 100 1 $a Hentges, Sarah, $d 1976- $e author. 245 10 $a Girls on fire : $b transformative heroines in young adult dystopian literature / $c Sarah Hentges. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2018] 300 $a x, 280 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "Like many American narratives, dystopian stories often focus on males as the agents of social change. With a focus on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality and power, the author analyzes the themes, issues and characters in young adult (YA) dystopian fiction featuring female protagonists--the Girls on Fire who inspire progressive transformation for the future"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: girls on fire -- Excavating theories and legacies. Interdisciplinarity and intersectionality: modeling the complex world -- Shaping dystopic literature as young adult, feminist and critical -- Segregated feminisms: girls' studies and popular culture -- Interlude: fangirling: a passion for ya dystopia -- Excavating fiction, imagination, and application. Contemporary dystopia: living the future -- Themes, patterns, trends and transgressions -- Othered girls toward intersectional futures -- Off the page and into the world -- Conclusion: utopian visions for dystopian realities. 650 0 $a Young adult fiction, American $y 21st century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Dystopias in literature. 650 0 $a Heroines in literature. 650 0 $a Teenage girls in literature. 650 7 $a Dystopias in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00900374 650 7 $a Heroines in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00955621 650 7 $a Teenage girls in literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01145458 650 7 $a Young adult fiction, American. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01183089 648 7 $a 2000-2099 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231017012227.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200806025225.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=1465BC50688611E8A317244297128E48 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search