Supernatural youth : the rise of the teen hero in literature and popular culture / edited by Jes Battis.
| Other author | Battis, Jes, 1979- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2011. |
| Description | vi, 223 pages ; 24 cm |
| Electronic Location | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Spiritual, not sexual: the plight of the adolescent human wizard in Diane Duane's Young wizards series / Alice Mills -- Magical learning and loss: Hermione Granger and the female intellectual in Harry Potter / Alissa Burger -- Magic, adolescence, and education on Terry Pratchett's Discworld / Gideon Haberkorn and Verena Reinhardt -- Does the phrase 'vampire slayer' mean anything to you?: the discursive construction of the just woman warrior trope in Joss Whedon's Buffy, the vampire slayer tv series / David Nel -- Why Xander matters: the extraordinary ordinary in Buffy the vampire slayer / David Kociemba -- Kinda gay: queer cult fandom and Willow's (bi)sexuality in Buffy the vampire slayer / Jennifer Moorman -- Postfeminism in a postmodern landscape: navigating difference on Veronica Mars / Cary Elza -- Bigger things to worry about: allusions and the British fantasy tradition in Hex / David Nel -- Being Harvey Kinkel: the laws of the other realm in Sabrina the teenage witch / Tiffany S. Teofilo -- Closed minds: Tamora Pierce's teenagers and the problem of desire / Anastasia Salter -- Nerds, geeks, and dorks, oh my!: the teen wizard as social outcast / R.C. Neighbors -- Breaking the spell: power and choice in Holly Black's Valiant / Alison Ching -- Enrolling in the hidden school: Timothy Hunter and the education of the teenage comic book magus / Jason L Winslade. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Aufsatzsammlung. |
| LCCN | 2011029998 |
| ISBN | 9780739128596 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0739128590 (cloth : alk. paper) |