Crag Hill is poet and teacher educator at the University of Oklahoma. . As a scholar of young adult literature, he has published articles and chapters on young adult literature and comics and has edited a collection of essays on young adult literature, Coming of Age: The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature (Routledge, 2014), and on comics, Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses: Critical Perspectives (Routledge, 2016). His latest project, co-edited with Victor Malo-Juvera, Critical Explorations of Canonical Young Adult Literature: Identifying and Critiquing the Canon will appear in 2020 (Routledge). They previously co-edited Critical Approaches to Teaching the High School Novel: Reinterpreting Canonical Literature (Routledge, 2019).
To understand trends in what seems to be an explosion of books written about young adult literatu... more To understand trends in what seems to be an explosion of books written about young adult literature (YAL), the authors conducted a content analysis of scholarly books published between 2000 and 2020. The question What trends in YAL research and pedagogy do the books published in this span of time reflect? guided this inquiry to support English teacher educators in their engagement with YAL scholarship within and beyond teacher preparation. After examining 191 books, with the majority of them focusing on research and theory in YAL, findings emerged in five areas: critical events in society, shifts in public education, literacy movements, publishing trends, and scholarly community influence.
Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature, 2019
and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literatur... more and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy, and feminist studies.
To understand trends in what seems to be an explosion of books written about young adult literatu... more To understand trends in what seems to be an explosion of books written about young adult literature (YAL), the authors conducted a content analysis of scholarly books published between 2000 and 2020. The question What trends in YAL research and pedagogy do the books published in this span of time reflect? guided this inquiry to support English teacher educators in their engagement with YAL scholarship within and beyond teacher preparation. After examining 191 books, with the majority of them focusing on research and theory in YAL, findings emerged in five areas: critical events in society, shifts in public education, literacy movements, publishing trends, and scholarly community influence.
Critical Explorations of Young Adult Literature, 2019
and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literatur... more and debate, which helps us to better understand the concept of meaningful and important literature, this edited collection turns a critical spotlight on young adult literature (YAL) to explore some of the most read, taught, and discussed books of our time. By considering the unique criteria which might underpin the classification of a YAL canon, this text raises critical questions of what it means to define canonicity and designate certain books as belonging to the YAL canon. Moving beyond ideas of what is taught or featured in textbooks, the volume emphasizes the role of adolescents’ choice, the influence of popular culture, and above all the multiplicity of ways in which literature might be interpreted and reflected in the lives of young readers. Chapters examine an array of texts through varied critical lenses, offer detailed literary analyses and divergent interpretations, and consider how themes might be explored in pedagogical contexts. By articulating the ways in which teachers and young readers may have traditionally interpreted YAL, this volume will extend debate on canonicity and counter dominant narratives that posit YAL texts as undeserving of canonical status. This text will be of great interest to graduate and postgraduate students, academics, professionals, and libraries in the field of young adult literature, fiction literacy, children’s literacy, and feminist studies.
Study and Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature, 2021
This paper is the introduction to a special issue about adaptation in young adult literature in S... more This paper is the introduction to a special issue about adaptation in young adult literature in Study & Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature. The introduction provides overviews of research articles that use Critical Comparative Content Analysis (CCCA), a critical study, interviews, and book reviews. The section titled "Empirical Studies with Critical Comparative Content Analysis" by Mark Sulzer describes the methodology of CCCA in its origins, conceptual bases, and four phases.
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