Transition and Transgression English Young Adult Fiction in Post-Apartheid South Africa /

• Main Author: Inggs, Judith (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; Philology.; Linguistics.; Language and education.; Literacy.; Language Education.; Language and Literature.

This book conveys the story of a society in the throes of restructuring itself and struggling to find a new identity. A particularly attractive aspect of this study is the focus on young adult literature and its place in post-apartheid South Africa, as well as its potential use in the classroom and...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1: Segregation and space
• 2: Turmoil and unrest
• 3: Identity politics and change
• 4: Resistance and transgression
• 5: Benevolence and malevolence
• 6: Fantasy and comedy
• 7: Trends and Directions .