Thinking Queerly : : Medievalism, Wizardry, and Neurodiversity in Young Adult Texts / / Jes Battis.
Why do we love wizards? Where do these magical figures come from? Thinking Queerly traces the wizard from medieval Arthurian literature to contemporary YA adaptations. By exploring the link between Merlin and Harry Potter, or Morgan le Fay and Sabrina, readers will see how the wizard offers spaces o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Ebook Package English 2021 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Kalamazoo, MI : : Medieval Institute Publications, , [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Premodern Transgressive Literatures ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (X, 242 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction: Wizardry, Medievalism, and Queer Thinking -- Chapter 1 My So-Called Merlin: Wizardry and Neurodiversity -- Chapter 2 The Futures of Morgan le Fay: Solidarity and Knowledge in Sabrina and Tiffany Aching -- Chapter 3 Wizards in School: Queering the Magical Academy -- Chapter 4 Bad Magic: Wizardry and Queer Failures of Communication -- Chapter 5 Do You Really Want to Snyrt Me? Queer Adolescence in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight -- Epilogue: Gandalf’s Charm -- Appendix: Texts and Media -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Why do we love wizards? Where do these magical figures come from? Thinking Queerly traces the wizard from medieval Arthurian literature to contemporary YA adaptations. By exploring the link between Merlin and Harry Potter, or Morgan le Fay and Sabrina, readers will see how the wizard offers spaces of hope and transformation for young readers. In particular, this book examines how wizards think differently, and how this difference can resonate with both LGBTQ and neurodivergent readers, who’ve been told they don’t fit in. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781501515330 9783110750720 9783110750706 9783110754001 9783110753776 9783110754124 9783110753899 |
ISSN: | 2702-9824 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781501515330 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Jes Battis. |