Rural Young Adult Literature

Considering Diversity and Combatting Rural Erasure

Authors

  • Rachelle Kuehl Virginia Tech
  • Chea Parton Purdue University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2376-5275.2024.6.2.i-v

Keywords:

Rural YAL, Diversity, queer and rural intersections

Abstract

Welcome to Study & Scrutiny, Issue 6.2. For this special issue of Study and Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature, deftly curated by Rachelle Kuehl and Chea Parton, we are excited to share with you research and analysis on rural young adult literature. The study of young adult literature in rural settings is not new, but it has never been so focused. Research abounds across many scholarly journals, and other resources for exploring rural young adult literature have been established to enrich our understanding of this vital body of literature.

Author Biographies

Rachelle Kuehl, Virginia Tech

Rachelle Kuehl is a visiting assistant professor in the School of Education at Virginia Tech and a 2022 National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation postdoctoral fellow. Her research focuses on critical literacy, antiracist pedagogies, children's literature, and rural education.

Chea Parton, Purdue University

Chea Parton is a rural middle school English teacher and limited term lecturer at Purdue University. Her research focuses on the role of rurality in the identity development and practice of rural and rural out-migrant teachers as well as rural representation in YA literature. You can learn more about Chea’s work on her website, https://literacyinplace.com.

References

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Halberstam, J. (2005) In a queer time and place: Transgender bodies, subcultural lives. New York University Press.

Herring, S. (2010). Another country: Queer anti-urbanism. New York University Press.

Jamison, J. R. (2021). Hillbilly queer: A memoir. The Facing Project Press.

Kuehl, R., & Eppley, K. (2024). Representing rural: A critical content analysis of contemporary middle grade novels set in rural places. Research in the Teaching of English, 58(4), 379–404. https://doi.org/10.58680/rte2024584379

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Muñoz, J. E. (2009). Cruising utopia: The then and there of queer futurity. New York University Press.

Murphy, J. (2021). Pumpkin. HarperCollins.

Parton, C. & Kuehl, R. (2023). “Bet you can’t wait to get out”: Complicating narratives of leaving in rural young adult literature. Journal of Literacy Research 55(4), 406–427. https://doi.org/10.1177/1086296x231215758

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Stevens, C. (2017). Dress codes for small towns. HarperCollins.

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Published

2024-06-24

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2024): RURAL YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE: CONSIDERING DIVERSITY AND COMBATTING RURAL ERASURE

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