Jordan Savage is a Lecturer in United States Literature at the University of Essex, UK, where teaching across Literature, Film and Creative Writing. Dr Savage leads the module “Children’s Fiction and the Turn to Young Adult Adventure”, which explores the cultural history and contemporary reaches of Young Adult literature.
This volume explores how Young Adult (YA) literature is taught in university-level courses. Both an emergent field of academic study and a popular phenomenon, YA fiction increasingly reaches beyond its target demographic. The chapters examine the contemporary socio-political trends with which YA fiction engages.
This volume explores how Young Adult (YA) literature is taught in university-level courses. Both an emergent field of academic study and a popular phenomenon, YA fiction increasingly reaches beyond its target demographic. The chapters examine the contemporary socio-political trends with which YA fiction engages.