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Out of here: Exploring locally regulated difference in contemporary novels of adolescence.
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The role of the adolescent protagonist, as a critical medium through which to view society, is well established in the scholarly field of developmental fiction however, the concept of place - as it relates to societal norms, values, and expectations - remains relatively unexamined. Out of Here: Exploring Locally Regulated Difference' discusses ways in which contemporary novels of female adolescence appropriate developmental genre conventions and themes to explore the place-based definition and regulation of difference. Each of the novels suggests that conflict and transgression facilitate a critique of the social boundaries of place. Three contemporary Canadian novels that engage with local and systemic constructs of place frame this thesis: Kalyna's Song by Lisa Grekul (2003), The Sudden Weight of Snow by Laisha Rosnau (2002), and A Complicated Kindness by Miriam Toews (2004). My theoretical approach focusses on contemporary place theory as it relates to the critical function of conflict, a characteristic theme in developmental novels. --Leaf ii. |
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Author (aut): Wiebe, Denielle
Thesis advisor (ths): Budde, Robert
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https://doi.org/10.24124/2014/bpgub959
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Degree granting institution (dgg): University of Northern British Columbia
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PN56.P49 W54 2013
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Number of pages in document: 96
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978-1-321-14585-4
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