Feminism and YA (WisCon 31 panel)
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79 Everything I Needed to Know About Feminism I Learned From YA
Reading, Viewing, and Critiquing SF&F•Assembly• Saturday, 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Young Adult fiction is full of strong female heroines who are a 14-year-old girl's version of a superhero. They kick ass, wield magic, stand up to boys/men/school/society, and always save the day. Where does YA get the gender politics right? Where does it often fall short? How are contemporary YA authors pushing the tough heroine archetype in new directions, and where would we still like to see her go?
M: Sharyn November, Ellen Kushner, Kelly D. Link, Meghan McCarron, Micole Iris Sudberg