Outside Looking In: Representations of Gay and Lesbian Experiences in the Young Adult Novel

Outside Looking In: Representations of Gay and Lesbian Experiences in the Young Adult Novel

Surveys numerous young adult novels that contain homosexual themes and characters. Finds that the representation of homosexual experience falls into three broad categories: novels depicting homosexuality as a "tragic flaw"; novels in which adolescent homosexuality became increasingly compl...

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Veröffentlicht in:The ALAN review 1995-09, Vol.23 (1), p.38
1. Verfasser: Clair, Nancy St
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent Literature
Homophobia
Homosexual Literature
Homosexuality
Literature Appreciation
Reading Research
Secondary Education
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Zusammenfassung:Surveys numerous young adult novels that contain homosexual themes and characters. Finds that the representation of homosexual experience falls into three broad categories: novels depicting homosexuality as a "tragic flaw"; novels in which adolescent homosexuality became increasingly complex and decreasingly moralistic; and novels in which gay characters and issues are depicted sympathetically but are of secondary concern. (SR)
ISSN:0882-2840
1547-741X
1547-741X
DOI:10.21061/alan.v23i1.a.7