Space and Place in the Hunger Games : New Readings of the Novels / edited by Deidre Anne Evans Garriott, Whitney Elaine Jones and Julie Elizabeth Tyler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Garriott, Deidre Anne Evans, editor.

Jones, Whitney Elaine, editor.

Tyler, Julie Elizabeth, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Collins, Suzanne. Hunger Games.

Collins, Suzanne.

Place (Philosophy) in literature.

Space and time in literature.

Physical Description:

x, 253 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"An international bestseller and the inspiration for a blockbuster film series, Suzanne Collins's dystopian, young adult trilogy The Hunger Games has also attracted attention from literary scholars. While much of the criticism has focused on traditional literary readings, this innovative collection explores the phenomena of place and space in the novels"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Identifying and Challenging Narrative Spaces

Transgressing the Text and Playing Narrative Games: Katniss's Narrative, "Real or Not Real?" / Julie Elizabeth Tyler Tyler, Julie Elizabeth 16

Tipping the Odds Ever in Her Favor: An Exploration of Narrative 'l Control and Agency in the Novel and Film / Anne M. Canavan Canavan, Anne M., Sarah N. Petrovic Petrovic, Sarah N. 45

Part II Provoking Change and Creating Radical Spaces

Katniss and Her Boys: Male Readers, the Love Triangle and Identity Formation / Whitney Elaine Jones Jones, Whitney Elaine 60

The Making of the Citizen and the Politics of Maturation / Susan Shau Ming Tan Tan, Susan Shau Ming 83

Part III Experiencing Trauma in Safe Spaces

The Privileged Reader as Capitol and Learning Sympathy through Narrative / Ann M. M. Childs Childs, Ann M. M. 102

Recreating the Holocaust: YA Dystopia and the Young Jewish Reader / Adam Levin Levin, Adam 124

Part IV Popular Responses in Actual Spaces

"I have a kind of power I never knew I possessed": Transformative Motherhood and Maternal Influence / Katie Arosteguy Arosteguy, Katie 146

Performing the Capitol in Digital Spaces: The Punitive Gaze of the Panopticon Among Fans and Critics / Deidre Anne Evans Garriott Garriott, Deidre Anne Evans 160

Creating a New Ethics: Student Responses, Reality Television and Audience Awareness / Linda J. Rice Rice, Linda J., Katie Wrabel Wrabel, Katie 184

Part V Envisioning Future Spaces

Outside the Seam: The Construction of and Relationship to Panem's Nature / Carissa Ann Baker Baker, Carissa Ann 198

Political Muttations: "Real or Not Real?" / Bruce Martin Martin, Bruce 220.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786476336

0786476338

OCLC:

861211186