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Interrogating the Social Imagination: Examining the Renegotiation of Self and Others Through Young Adult Literature

Sun, April 11, 10:40am to 12:10pm EDT (10:40am to 12:10pm EDT), Division K, Division K - Section 1 Paper and Symposium Sessions 3

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Abstract

This session grounds how the social imagination of young people, particularly in the current sociocritical context (Gutierrez, 2008), can be shaped by learning through young adult (YA) literature. It brings together diverse work from across the US to interrogate the role of YA literature in classrooms and teacher education, emphasizing how educators and scholars can and must accept educational responsibility by opening spaces where students can think critically about their understandings and (re)envision alternatives centered on equity and justice. These papers do not simply emphasize the powerful role of literature in the lives of young people but focus on how youth understandings of the self and others can be and are shaped and renegotiated through relationships fostered by these works.

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