{"product_id":"posthumanism-in-young-adult-fiction-anita-tarr-9781496816696","title":"Posthumanism in Young Adult Fiction: Finding Humanity in a Posthuman World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contributions by Torsten Caeners, Phoebe Chen, Mathieu Donner, Shannon Hervey, Angela S. Insenga, Patricia Kennon, Maryna Matlock, Ferne Merrylees, Lars Schmeink, Anita Tarr, Tony M. Vinci, and Donna R. White\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For centuries, humanism has provided a paradigm for what it means to be human: a rational, unique, unified, universal, autonomous being. Recently, however, a new philosophical approach, posthumanism, has questioned these assumptions, asserting that being human is not a fixed state but one always dynamic and evolving. Restrictive boundaries are no longer in play, and we do not define who we are by delineating what we are not (animal, machine, monster). There is no one aspect that makes a being human--self-awareness, emotion, artistic expression, or problem-solving--since human characteristics reside in other species along with shared DNA. Instead, posthumanism looks at the ways our bodies, intelligence, and behavior connect and interact with the environment, technology, and other species.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003ePosthumanism in Young Adult Fiction: Finding Humanity in a Posthuman World\u003c\/em\u003e, editors Anita Tarr and Donna R. White collect twelve essays that explore this new discipline's relevance in young adult literature. Adolescents often tangle with many issues raised by posthumanist theory, such as body issues. The in-betweenness of adolescence makes stories for young adults ripe for posthumanist study. Contributors to the volume explore ideas of posthumanism, including democratization of power, body enhancements, hybridity, multiplicity\/plurality, and the environment, by analyzing recent works for young adults, including award-winners like Paolo Bacigalupi's \u003cem\u003eShip Breaker\u003c\/em\u003e and Nancy Farmer's \u003cem\u003eThe House of the Scorpion\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as the works of Octavia Butler and China Miéville.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anita Tarr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496816692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496816696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Anita Tarr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013955203327,"sku":"9781496816696","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6d0c344f-6ca2-4643-9839-0dc2d8ed0119.jpg?v=1767745815","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/posthumanism-in-young-adult-fiction-anita-tarr-9781496816696","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}