Thinking Queerly

Medievalism, Wizardry, and Neurodiversity in Young Adult Texts



Verlag De Gruyter
Auflage 1. Auflage
Typ Digitalprodukt / E-Book
Sprache Sprache des Textes: Englisch
Erscheinungsdatum 08.06.2021

Digitalprodukt / E-Book


ISBN 978-1-5015-1535-4

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Beschreibung

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 la Fey 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.