{"product_id":"ya-anthologies-melanie-ramdarshan-bold-9781108725620","title":"YA Anthologies: Amplifying Voices, Building Community","description":"Despite their long publishing history, anthologies have received little scholarly attention. However, they play an important role in collecting, and reflecting upon, voices and identities that have all-to-often been on the fringes of publishing. This Element explores the sociocultural functions of anthologies in relation to discussions around exclusion\/inclusion in the publishing industry. Focusing on YA anthologies, using a case study of A Change Is Gonna Come anthology (2017), this Element argues that the form and function of anthologies allows them to respond to and represent changing ideas of socially-marginalised identities. In A Change Is Gonna Come, this medium also affords Black and Brown authors a platform and community for introspection and the development of both individual and collective identities. Beyond merely introducing writings by socially-marginalised groups, this Element contends that YA anthologies embody a form of literary activism, fostering community-building and offering a means to circumvent obstacles prevalent in publishing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Ramdarshan Bold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1108725627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781108725620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Melanie Ramdarshan Bold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897903177983,"sku":"9781108725620","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_288b6fd9-7ba8-4d54-8b68-4c532ca42431.jpg?v=1721375028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ya-anthologies-melanie-ramdarshan-bold-9781108725620","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}