Inclusive Young Adult Fiction Authors of Colour in the United Kingdom /

• Main Author: Ramdarshan Bold, Melanie (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Children's literature.; Literature, Modern-20th century.; Literature, Modern-21st century.; British literature.; Children's Literature.; Contemporary Literature.; British and Irish Literature.

This book examines 'diversity', or the lack thereof, in young adult fiction (YA) publishing. It focuses on cultural hegemony in the United Kingdom and explores how literary culture aimed at young adults reproduces and perpetuates 'racial' and ethnic cultural hierarchies. Diversit...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. A [brief] History of Young Adult Fiction (YA)
• 3. The 'diversity' status quo in the UK publishing industry
• 4. The construction of (racialised) author and reader identities
• 5. Conclusion.