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The document examines the representation of female heroines in post-apocalyptic and everyday contexts within popular young adult texts, specifically focusing on 'The Hunger Games' and 'Tomorrow, When the War Began'. It explores themes of feminist pedagogy, the transformative potential of these narratives, and the societal expectations placed on young female protagonists. The characters are portrayed as reluctant heroines who balance personal sacrifice with obligations to their communities and larger societal issues.
![THE TEXTS:
Collins, S. (2008). The hunger games.
Scholastic
Marsden, J. (1993). Tomorrow when
the war began. Pan Macmillan
Freemantle Media (2011). Neighbours.
[various episodes]. FremantleMedia
Australia: Richmond](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/aeramcgraw2012-120416032542-phpapp01/85/AERA-slides-2-320.jpg)
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- 1. The Girl Next Door: Post-apocalyptic And Everyday Heroines In Popular Young Adult Texts Kelli McGraw Queensland University of Technology
- 2. THE TEXTS: Collins, S. (2008). The hunger games. Scholastic Marsden, J. (1993). Tomorrow when the war began. Pan Macmillan Freemantle Media (2011). Neighbours. [various episodes]. FremantleMedia Australia: Richmond
- 3. THE CONTEXT: • The ‘girls next door’ – Katniss Ellie Summer • Popular texts with young adults In schools; at the cinema; on television • Post-apocalyptic and everyday worlds • Different media used – very similar stories.
- 4. THE HUNGER GAMES: Texts as a pedagogical apparatus – • Do these texts engage a feminist pedagogy? • Do they have ‘transformative potential’? (Coffey & Delamont, 2000) • Do they change dominant ways of thinking? • What normative assumptions are challenged?
- 5. TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN: ‘Writing it down means we might be remembered. And by God that matters to us. None of us wants to end up as a pile of dead white bones, unnoticed, unknown, and worst of all, with no one knowing and appreciating the risks we’ve run.’ (p.2)
- 6. NEIGHBOURS: ‘the model citizen at the heart of liberal education … is being prepared for economic, political & cultural life in the public sphere …’ (Lynch, Lyons & Cantillon, 2007) (e.g. Summer – passionate about equity and social justice; goal to be a journalist; besieged by ethical dilemmas )
- 7. THE ‘IDEAL’ CITIZEN? • Obligation to family • Reluctant heroine • Solidarity with local communities & beyond • Sacrifices personal safety/success for the greater good
- 8. SIGNIFICANCE: Straight white females… …who all experience great suffering and loss as a result of heroic actions. ‘to know is not enough’…? FIN