{"product_id":"teaching-girls-on-fire-9781476679297","title":"Teaching Girls on Fire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The rise of YA dystopian literature has seen an explosion of female protagonists who are stirring young people''s interest in social and political topics, awakening their civic imagination, and inspiring them to work for change. These Girls on Fire are intersectional and multidimensional characters. They are leaders in their communities and they challenge injustice and limited representations. The Girl on Fire fights for herself and for those who are oppressed, voiceless, or powerless. She is the hope for our shared future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This collection of new essays brings together teachers and students from a variety of educational contexts to explore how to harness the cultural power of the Girl on Fire as we educate real-world students. Each essay provides both theoretical foundations as well as practical, hands-on teaching tools that can be used with diverse groups of students, in formal as well as informal educational settings. This volume challenges readers to realize the symbol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Girls on Fire: \"Off the Page and Into the World\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Exploring New Ground for Girls on Fire Athletic Girls on Fire: Representations of the Female Athlete in The Hunger Games and ­Sports-Related Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Girls on Fire to Historical Bad Girls: A Framework for Critiquing Postfeminism and Neoliberalism in YA Literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching Feminisms: Triumphs and Failures in The Hunger \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGames Trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: #MeToo: Sexual Realities, Activism and Empowerment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYoung Adult Literature and Girls on Fire as Fuel for Teaching the #MeToo Movement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSay Something, Do Something: Creating Allies and Agents \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrough The Nowhere Girls on Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTroubling Girls on Fire in Young Adult Literature: A Critical \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExamination of Systemic Violence and Sexual Trauma in Asking for It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: The Girl on Fire in the University Classroom On Teaching Girls Who Want to Burn: The Problems and Possibilities of Feminist Education\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Starts with a Book: An Exemplary \"Girl on Fire\" and Her Undergraduate Thesis on Racial Social Justice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching Octavia Butler's Diverse Body of Speculative Fiction: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre, Race and the Radical Imaginary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching\/Learning YA Dystopia's Girls on Fire in Denmark's \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEducational System and International Community\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion: \"[Girls on Fire]: Tear This Wall Down!\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternational and Imaginative Contexts for Teaching Girls on Fire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040466567511,"sku":"9781476679297","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476679297.jpg?v=1750946846","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/teaching-girls-on-fire-9781476679297","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}