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Author:   Elaine O'Quinn (Appalachian State University, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9780415897372

ISBN 10:   0415897378
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   07 September 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Foreword Rachel Simmons Acknowledgements Introduction Elaine J. O’Quinn Part I Girls and Literacy: A Historical Overview 1. ""The Order of the Scroll"": Surveying Girls’ Literacy Performances In and Out of School, 1885-2011 Jane Greer Part II Girls Made Visible 2. Teaching Historically Based, Culturally Rich YA Novels with Strong Girl Protagonists Linda J. Rice 3. Empowerment, YA Immigrant Literature, and Girls Rosemary Horowitz and Joanne Brown 4. Through a Lesbian Lens: Girls, Femininity, and Sexuality on a Reading Spectrum Beth Younger 5. Girls Around the Globe as Advocates for Political, Cultural and Social Literacy at Home Mary Napoli 6. Girls Composing Their Lives: Reading and Writing Contemporary Memoir Dawn Latta Kirby Part III Popular Culture, Technology, and the New Media 7. Girlhood, Agency, and Pop Culture Literacy: the Twilight Saga as Exemplar Katie Kapurch 8. The Challenges of Teaching Girls (Re)Presentation of Self and Others Through Media Studies and Citizen Journalism Shayla Thiel-Stern Part IV Feminism and English Classroom Practices 9. Complicating Gender Binaries in the Feminist English Classroom Karen Coats and Roberta Seelinger Trites"

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Elaine J. O’Quinn is Professor, English Department, Appalachian State University, USA.

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