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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"21st Century Literature"”.
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Mira Muchacha: The Latinx Bildungsroman in Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X
… protagonist from boyhood to manhood. In 20th and 21st century literature, the Bildungsroman structure expands to reflect the diverse cultures, lifestyles, and identities of its readers. Acevedo’s Bildungsroman/“coming-of-age” novel is centered on Xiomara Batista, a 15-year-old, Dominican-American …
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"The fullest possible account": Knowledge and Exceptionalism in Post-9/11 Literature
… and result in the creation of a body of 21st-century literature that explores the country's position as a technological superpower. Specifically, because September 11th counters the nation's belief in its capacity to prevent or contain such attacks, the literature grapples with related …
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The invention of the graphic novel: underground comix and corporate aesthetics
… in fits and starts throughout the twentieth century, and I argue throughout this dissertation that only by examining the nuances of the publishing history of twentieth-century comics can we fully understand the process by which the graphic novel emerged. In particular, I show that previous …