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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Table of Contents:
- 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