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Suzanne Collins

Autor: Marcia Amidon Lusted

Número de Páginas: 116

"[The Hunger Games trilogy] spread like wildfire," says Annmarie Powers, a teacher in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., in a statement to USA TODAY, the Nation's No. 1 Newspaper. The teacher explained that the books, written by author Suzanne Collins, "deal with themes that teens are consumed with: 'fairness, relationships, plenty of violence and blood, greed, hypocrisy, subservience and rebellion.'" Collins came up with the storyline one night while channel surfing. Images of televised news coverage of the U.S.-led war in Iraq blurred in her mind with scenes from a reality show and sparked an exciting idea. What about a story that focused on teens in a fight-to-the-death battle, televised live from start to finish? Published in 2008, The Hunger Games riveted teens and adults alike. Followed by Catching Fire in 2009 and Mockingjay in 2010, each volume became an instant bestseller. The books evolved into major motion pictures, and Collins went behind the cameras to advise movie makers as her stories were translated onto the big screen. Discover the literary and personal influences that helped Collins create one of the most challenging visions of human nature.and rebellion.'"

Suzanne Collins

Autor: Elizabeth Hoover

Número de Páginas: 107

Writer Suzanne Collins was forty-six when she published "The Hunger Games," a novel for young adults set in a dark future where North America has been obliterated by war and climate change. The residents of Collins's dystopia are forced to send their children to fight to the death in a sadistic game created by the government. The book wrestles with meaty themes: the effect of war, the dangers of voyeurism in popular culture, and how governments use hunger and threats of violence to control populations. This new edition details Collins's life before the Hunger Games, from the first eighteen years of her writing career in television to her well-received children's book series called The Underland Chronicles. Later chapters explore the phenomenal and unexpected success of the Hunger Games series, a franchise which has a net revenue of over four billion dollars to date.

Suzanne Collins

Autor: Nick Hunter

Número de Páginas: 50

What makes Suzanne Collins extraordinary? Read this book to find out. This title explores her childhood in Belgium and the USA, including her father's strong influence on her writing. We look at her road to professional accomplishments, including her time as a writer for television and her success with The Hunger Games trilogy. Read about others' perspectives on her life, how her life has been different to women writers of the past, and how she has broken boundaries.

Suzanne Collins

Autor: Diane Bailey

Número de Páginas: 111

In her trilogy of The Hunger Games, Collins imagined a society where children are forced to train as warriors and then fight each other to the death in a gruesome annual tradition. Her stories teach her readers about the complexities of war, and make comments on modern society. Dystopian novels are not new to young readers, and this book introduces you to Collins's inspirations and sources.

Violence in Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy

Autor: Gary Wiener

Número de Páginas: 196

Suzanne Collins' dystopian trilogy envisions a world where survival and violence quite literally take the center stage. To maintain order, suppress independence, and punish past rebellions, the Capitol selects two participants, or tributes, from each of the twelve districts to fight in an annual televised death match called the Hunger Games. This compelling edition explores Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games through the lens of violence. The book provides biographical information about the author and offers a perspective on her influences. A series of essays, which discuss aspects of the novel, focusing on Katniss, her struggles, and the meaning and impact of violence, allow readers to gain a greater insight into the intersection between social issues and literature.

How to Analyze the Works of Suzanne Collins

Autor: Sheila Griffin Llanas

Número de Páginas: 114

This title explores the creative works of famous author Suzanne Collins. Works analyzed include The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Collins. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of works, resources, source notes, glossary, and an index are also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Gregor 5 - La profecía final

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 259

Los seguidores de Suzanne Collins, autora de la célebre trilogía Los juegos del hambre, van a encontrar más emoción y suspense que nunca en este escalofriante desenlace de la saga Gregor. Todo el mundo intenta evitar que Gregor vea la Profecía Final, ya que habla de algo horrible: anuncia la muerte de un guerrero. Toda la existencia de las Tierras Bajas está en manos de Gregor, y el tiempo se agota. Tiene que descifrar un código, enfrentarse a la princesa, y controlar su lado oscuro para luchar en la guerra destinada a acabar con todas las guerras.

Hunger Games La trilogie de Suzanne Collins (Fiche de lecture)

Autor: Daphné Troniseck , Suzanne Collins , Lepetitlittéraire. Fr

Número de Páginas: 48

Los Juegos del Hambre 4 - Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 564

La ambición será su motor. La rivalidad, su motivación. Pero alcanzar el poder tiene un precio. La precuela de «Los Juegos del Hambre». LA SAGA CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. Es la mañana de la cosecha que dará comienzo a los décimos Juegos del Hambre. En el Capitolio, Coriolanus Snow, de dieciocho años, se prepara para una oportunidad única: alcanzar la gloria como mentor de los Juegos. La casa de los Snow, antes tan influyente, atraviesa tiempos difíciles, y su destino depende de que Coriolanus consiga superar a sus compañeros en ingenio, estrategia y encanto como mentor del tributo que le sea adjudicado. Todo está en su contra... La crítica ha dicho: «El mayor acierto de la saga consiste en reunir la esencia de 1984, la intensidad de La naranja mecánica, la fantasía de Las crónicas de Narnia y la inventiva de Harry Potter». The New York Times

Gregor 3 - La gran plaga

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 228

Los seguidores de Suzanne Collins, autora de la célebre trilogía Los Juegos del Hambre, van a encontrar más suspense y acción que nunca en esta emocionante entrega de Gregor. Esta nueva aventura llevará a Gregor y Boots hasta las Tierras Bajas para luchar contra la gran plaga, como auguraba la Profecía de la Sangre. Sin embargo, por primera vez, su madre impone sus condiciones: los quiere acompañar en su peligroso viaje a la selva... ¿Conseguirán juntos acabar con la guerra biológica que amenaza a los sangrecaliente de las Tierras Bajas?

Agency in The Hunger Games

Autor: Kayla Ann

Número de Páginas: 211

For 21st-century young adults struggling for personal autonomy in a society that often demands compliance, the bestselling trilogy, The Hunger Games remains palpably relevant despite its futuristic setting. For Suzanne Collins' characters, personal agency involves not only the physical battle of controlling one's body but also one's response to such influences as morality, trauma, power and hope. The author explores personal agency through in-depth examinations of the lives of Katniss, Peeta, Gale, Haymitch, Cinna, Primrose, and others, and through an analysis of themes like the overabundance of bodily imagery, social expectations in the Capitol, and problem parental figures. Readers will discover their own "dandelion of hope" through the examples set out by Collins' characters, who prove over and over that human agency is always attainable.

Gregor 4 - El oscuro secreto

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 220

Los seguidores de Suzanne Collins, autora de la célebre trilogía Los Juegos del Hambre, van a encontrar más intriga y suspense que nunca en esta emocionante cuarta entrega de Gregor. Todos los ratones están desapareciendo. Y la explicación es mucho más siniestra de lo que Luxa o Gregor podrían haber imaginado jamás, ya que indica el camino hacia la terrible Profecía Final. En este nuevo episodio de la saga, Gregor tendrá que demostrar su destreza como guerrero y sus habilidades como explorador de las Tierras Bajas.

Los Juegos del hambre / The Hunger Games

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 0

El mundo está observando. Ganar significa fama y riqueza. Perder significa una muerte segura. ¡Que empiecen los septuagésimo cuartos juegos del hambre! En una oscura versión del futuro próximo, doce chicos y doce chicas se ven obligados a participar en un reality show llamado Los Juegos del Hambre. Solo hay una regla: matar o morir. Cuando Katniss Everdeen, una joven de dieciséis años se presenta voluntaria para ocupar el lugar de su hermana en los juegos, lo entiende como una condena a muerte. Sin embargo, Katniss ya ha visto la muerte de cerca y la supervivencia forma parte de su naturaleza. DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH The first novel in the worldwide bestselling series by Suzanne Collins! In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. Long ago the districts waged war on the Capitol and were defeated. As part of the surrender terms, each district agreed to send one boy and one girl to appear in an annual televised event called, "The Hunger Games," a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death...

Hunger Games - tome 02

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 235

Après le succès des derniers Hunger Games, le peuple de Panem est impatient de retrouver Katniss et Peeta pour la Tournée de la victoire. Mais pour Katniss, il s'agit surtout d'une tournée de la dernière chance. Celle qui a osé défier le Capitole est devenue le symbole d'une rébellion qui pourrait bien embraser Panem. Si elle échoue à ramener le calme dans les districts, le président Snow n'hésitera pas à noyer dans le sang le feu de la révolte. À l'aube des Jeux de l'Expiation, le piège du Capitole se referme sur Katniss...

Gregor y la profecía de la destrucción

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 0

Gregor descubre que su hermana Boots ha sido raptada y conducida otra vez a las Tierras Bajas. Gregor debe rescatarla y proteger a la sociedad de Regalia de la amenaza de las ratas gigantes.

Las Utopías del Leviatán

Autor: Faustino Gudin Rodríguez Magariños

Número de Páginas: 298

Todo totalitarismo precisa de una utopía para poder existir, pero no toda utopía necesita de un totalitarismo. Como un auténtico oxímoron, partiendo de un grupo de humanos imperfectos, el ideal utópico pretende erigir un mundo diferente orientado hacia nuestra perfección. Desde la noche de los tiempos, el hombre vive insatisfecho entre dos utopías que le generan angustia e infelicidad; de un lado añora un mundo perdido, un mítico jardín del Edén donde en un pasado remoto fue feliz, más, de otro lado precisa elucubrar futuros que le saquen de sus connaturales apetencias animales y le sitúen en un mundo áureo que le haga olvidar su natural limitado y le proporcione la armonía y la felicidad que le falta y tanto ansía.

Approaching the Hunger Games Trilogy

Autor: Tom Henthorne

Número de Páginas: 203

This book addresses Suzanne Collins's work from a number of literary and cultural perspectives in an effort to better understand both its significance and its appeal. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to the Hunger Games trilogy, drawing from literary studies, psychology, gender studies, media studies, philosophy, and cultural studies. An analytical rather than evaluative work, it dispenses with extended theoretical discussions and academic jargon. Assuming that readers are familiar with the entire trilogy, the book also avoids plot summary and character analysis, instead focusing on the significance of the story and its characters. It includes a biographical essay, glossaries, questions for further study, and an extensive bibliography. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

The Hunger Games

Autor: Charles Aracich

Número de Páginas: 74

The Hunger Games: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this popular Young Adult fiction novel. This valuable resource guides teachers with ways to add rigor with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements, vocabulary, and more. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourages students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages to respond more critically. With various methods of assessing comprehension, this instructional guide offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build a greater understanding of this great literary work.

Los Juegos del Hambre 1 - Los Juegos del Hambre

Autor: Suzanne Collins

Número de Páginas: 332

El mundo está observando. Ganar significa fama y riqueza. Perder significa una muerte segura. ¡Que empiecen los septuagésimo cuartos juegos del hambre! LA SAGA CON MÁS DE 100 MILLONES DE LIBROS VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO. En una oscura versión del futuro próximo, doce chicos y doce chicas se ven obligados a participar en un reality show llamado Los Juegos del Hambre. Solo hay una regla: matar o morir. Cuando Katniss Everdeen, una joven de dieciséis años se presenta voluntaria para ocupar el lugar de su hermana en los juegos, lo entiende como una condena a muerte. Sin embargo, Katniss ya ha visto la muerte de cerca y la supervivencia forma parte de su naturaleza. Reseñas: «No pude parar de leer... Este libro es adictivo». Stephen King « Los Juegos del Hambre es increíble». Stephenie Meyer

Space and Place in The Hunger Games

Autor: Deidre Anne Evans Garriott , Whitney Elaine Jones , Julie Elizabeth Tyler

Número de Páginas: 265

An international bestseller and the inspiration for a blockbuster film series, Suzanne Collins's dystopian, young adult trilogy The Hunger Games has also attracted attention from literary scholars. While much of the criticism has focused on traditional literary readings, this innovative collection explores the phenomena of place and space in the novels--how places define people, how they wield power to create social hierarchies, and how they can be conceptualized, carved out, imagined and used. The essays consider wide-ranging topics: the problem of the trilogy's Epilogue; the purpose of the love triangle between Katniss, Gale and Peeta; Katniss's role as "mother"; and the trilogy as a textual "safe space" to explore dangerous topics. Presenting the trilogy as a place and space for multiple discourses--political, social and literary--this work assertively places The Hunger Games in conversation with the world in which it was written, read, and adapted.

The Hunger Games and Philosophy

Autor: George A. Dunn , Nicolas Michaud

Número de Páginas: 326

A philosophical exploration of Suzanne Collins's New York Times bestselling series, just in time for the release of The Hunger Games movie Katniss Everdeen is "the girl who was on fire," but she is also the girl who made us think, dream, question authority, and rebel. The post-apocalyptic world of Panem's twelve districts is a divided society on the brink of war and struggling to survive, while the Capitol lives in the lap of luxury and pure contentment. At every turn in the Hunger Games trilogy, Katniss, Peeta, Gale, and their many allies wrestle with harrowing choices and ethical dilemmas that push them to the brink. Is it okay for Katniss to break the law to ensure her family's survival? Do ordinary moral rules apply in the Arena? Can the world of The Hunger Games shine a light into the dark corners of our world? Why do we often enjoy watching others suffer? How can we distinguish between what's Real and Not Real? This book draws on some of history's most engaging philosophical thinkers to take you deeper into the story and its themes, such as sacrifice, altruism, moral choice, and gender. Gives you new insights into the Hunger Games series and its key characters, plot lines,...

The Future of the Nineteenth-Century Dream-Child

Autor: Amy Billone

Número de Páginas: 193

This book investigates the reappearance of the 19th-century dream-child from the Golden Age of Children's Literature, both in the Harry Potter series and in other works that have reached unprecedented levels of popular success today. Discussing Harry Potter as a reincarnation of Lewis Carroll's Alice and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, Billone goes on to examine the recent resurrection of Alice in Tim Burton's Alice, and of Peter Pan in Michael Jackson and in James Bond. Visiting trends that have emerged since the Harry Potter series ended, the book studies revisions of the dream-child in texts and films that have inspired mass fandom in the twenty-first century: Stephenie Meyer's Twilight, E.L. James's 50 Shades of Grey and Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games. The volume argues that the 21st-century desire to achieve dream-states in relationship to eternal youth results from the way that dreams provide a means of realizing the fantastic yet alarming possibility of escaping from time. This current identification with the dream-child stems from the threat of political unrest and economic and environmental collapse as well as from the simultaneous technophilia and technophobia of a culture...

Popular Fiction and Spatiality

Autor: Lisa Fletcher

Número de Páginas: 230

This volume moves the debate about literature and geography in a new direction by showing the significance of spatial settings in the enormous and complex field of popular fiction. Approaching popular genres as complicated systems of meaning, the collected essays model key theoretical and critical approaches for interrogating the meaning of space and place across diverse genres, including crime, thrillers, fantasy, science fiction, and romance. Including topics such as classic English ghost stories, blockbuster Antarctic thrillers, prize-winning Montreal crime fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, and China Miéville’s Bas-Lag, among others, this book brings together analyses of the real-and-imagined settings of some of the most widely read authors and texts of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries to show how they have an immeasurable impact on our spatial awareness and imagination.

Zona Fantasma Diciembre 14

Autor: Ediciones Zf

Número de Páginas: 51

La edición de fin de año de la revista Zona Fantasma, webzine de ficción y fantasía, reseña de Beautiful Creatures y la saga de Los Juegos del Hambre. En los cuentos; Campamento Úrsido de Damcer, Corre corre de Yonshesko Blandela. La Navidad de Betty de Niza, Mi canción, mi mundo de Marcus Seeren y Apocalipsis literario de Joalberths De Agrela. Además, nuestra sección de historias y la sinopsis de las historias participantes de la LTC 3.

CliffsNotes on Collins’ Mockingjay

Autor: Janelle Blasdel

Número de Páginas: 93

This EBOOK Lit Note from the experts at CliffsNotes on Suzanne Collins' Mockingjay, the last book in The Hunger Games trilogy, includes plot summaries and commentaries, and character analyses on this best-selling book. Features of this Lit Note from the experts at CliffsNotes include: Focused summaries of the plot and analysis of important themes, symbols, and character development Character analyses of major characters, focusing on what makes each character "tick" and how each character grows throughout the novel Brief synopsis of the entire book Short quiz

Catalog of Copyright Entries

Autor: Library Of Congress. Copyright Office

Número de Páginas: 948

CliffsNotes on Collins' The Hunger Games

Autor: Janelle Blasdel

Número de Páginas: 78

CliffsNotes on Collins’ The Hunger Games analyzes the wildly popular first novel in The Hunger Games trilogy, in which the Capitol forces each of Panem's 12 districts to choose two teenagers to participate in the Hunger Games, a gruesome, televised fight to the death. In the 12th district, Katniss Everdeen steps in for her little sister and enters the Games, where she is torn between her feelings for her hunting partner, Gale Hawthorne, and the district's other tribute, Peeta Mellark, even as she fights to stay alive. The Hunger Games will change Katniss' life forever, but her acts of humanity and defiance might just change the Games, too.

Katniss Everdeen

Autor: Eddy Chevalier

Número de Páginas: 68

Dans Hunger Games, l’Amérique régresse et se morphe en un reflet tordu de la République de Rome. Les ors baroques du Capitole rappellent les rêves de grandeur dévastateurs de Napoléon, des fascistes italiens ou même des nazis. Rebelle et réincarnation pop de Diane chasseresse, Katniss Everdeen écrit une contre-histoire des États-Unis à l’encre de son arc. Célébrons l’insoumission de Katniss Everdeeen, « la fille du feu » star de ce brûlot militant contre l’absolutisme. Cette jeune femme forte délivrée des diktats de ce que le monde patriarcal nomme la beauté est une athlète combattive, loyale et déterminée. Gladiatrice, Robine des bois, gagnante de Koh-Lanta, elle inspire encore, avec son salut à trois doigts, les manifestants pro-démocratie à Hong Kong. Eddy Chevalier est professeur agrégé d’anglais et docteur en civilisation américaine. Il enseigne en classes préparatoires littéraires à Paris. Il a notamment publié Shakespeare à la plage (Dunod, 2020).

A Key to Amphibians and Reptiles of the Continental United States and Canada

Autor: Robert Powell , Joseph T. Collins , Errol D. Hooper

Número de Páginas: 144

A dichotomous key (that is, one that gives the user only two choices at each level of morphological scrutiny), it is designed for use in college-level herpetology or vertebrate biology courses. It will be especially useful as an effective tool for teaching the principles of taxonomy and for introducing students to the systematics of amphibians and reptiles.

American Popular Culture in the Era of Terror

Autor: Jesse Kavadlo

Número de Páginas: 241

Bringing together the most popular genres of the 21st century, this book argues that Americans have entered a new era of narrative dominated by the fear—and wish fulfillment—of the breakdown of authority and terror itself. Bringing together disparate and popular genres of the 21st century, American Popular Culture in the Era of Terror: Falling Skies, Dark Knights Rising, and Collapsing Cultures argues that popular culture has been preoccupied by fantasies and narratives dominated by the anxiety —and, strangely, the wish fulfillment—that comes from the breakdowns of morality, family, law and order, and storytelling itself. From aging superheroes to young adult dystopias, heroic killers to lustrous vampires, the figures of our fiction, film, and television again and again reveal and revel in the imagery of terror. Kavadlo's single-author, thesis-driven book makes the case that many of the novels and films about September 11, 2001, have been about much more than terrorism alone, while popular stories that may not seem related to September 11 are deeply connected to it. The book examines New York novels written in response to September 11 along with the anti-heroes of...

The Hunger Games Companion

Autor: Lois H. Gresh

Número de Páginas: 257

The ultimate companion guide to the blockbuster Hunger Games trilogy For all those who adore Katniss and Peeta, and can't get enough, this companion guide to the wildly popular Hunger Games series is a must-read and a terrific gift. Go deeper into the post-apocalyptic world created by Suzanne Collins than you ever thought possible—an alternative future where boys and girls are chosen from twelve districts to compete in "The Hunger Games," a televised fight-to-the-death. When sixteen-year-old Katniss learns that her little sister has been chosen, Kat steps up to fight in her place—and the games begin. This unauthorized guide takes the reader behind the stage. The Hunger Games Companion includes fascinating background facts about the action in all three books, a revealing biography of the author, and amazing insights into the series' main themes and features--from the nature of evil, to weaponry and rebellions, to surviving the end of the world. It's everything fans have been hungering for since the very first book! This book is not authorized by Suzanne Collins, Scholastic Press or anyone involved in the Hunger Games movie.

Lessons and Legacies XV

Autor: Erin Mcglothlin , Avinoam Patt

Número de Páginas: 226

The fifteenth volume in the Lessons & Legacies series, featuring multidisciplinary research in the Holocaust and Jewish cultural history on the theme of Global Perspectives and National Narratives. The fourteen chapters included in this volume manifest three broad categories: history, literature, and memory. These chapters continue the recent trend in Holocaust Studies of a focus on local history, integrating specific regional and national narratives into a more global approach to the event. Newer studies have continued to incorporate what was once termed the periphery into a more global examination of the experiences of Jewish refugees in flight to Latin America, Africa, and the Soviet Union. At the same time, very specific local studies deepen our knowledge of the mechanics of genocide, along with the experiences of refugees in flight, and the subsequent dimensions of Holocaust memory and representation. New research on Holocaust literature continues to unearth unexamined texts from the period of the war itself, which can shed light on Jewish responses to persecution and strategies for survival. The study of Holocaust testimonies continues to grapple with the challenge of...

The Palgrave Handbook of Holocaust Literature and Culture

Autor: Victoria Aarons , Phyllis Lassner

Número de Páginas: 828

The Palgrave Handbook of Holocaust Literature and Culture reflects current approaches to Holocaust literature that open up future thinking on Holocaust representation. The chapters consider diverse generational perspectives—survivor writing, second and third generation—and genres—memoirs, poetry, novels, graphic narratives, films, video-testimonies, and other forms of literary and cultural expression. In turn, these perspectives create interactions among generations, genres, temporalities, and cultural contexts. The volume also participates in the ongoing project of responding to and talking through moments of rupture and incompletion that represent an opportunity to contribute to the making of meaning through the continuation of narratives of the past. As such, the chapters in this volume pose options for reading Holocaust texts, offering openings for further discussion and exploration. The inquiring body of interpretive scholarship responding to the Shoah becomes itself a story, a narrative that materially extends our inquiry into that history.

Escribe una novela en 10 minutos (al día)

Autor: Luis Masana

Número de Páginas: 258

A través de una amena narración, descubrimos las vicisitudes de un brillante empresario para superar las anomalías que le aquejan, aquellas que son las más peligrosas y comunes de la sociedad actual: colesterol, hipertensión, obesidad, tabaquismo, ... El protagonista descubre a lo largo de los capítulos el verdadero alcance de sus alteraciones y las razones por las que debe intentar poner remedio a su situación, construyendo motivaciones para actuar. En esta obra el lector aprende, de forma amena, lo que implican los demoninadores factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Su origen, interpretado como la expresión del choque entre sus condicionantes genéticos y el estilo de vida en el que estamos inmersos en la sociedad de la abundancia. Asimismo, se dan unas ilustrativas recomendaciones sobre cómo modificar los hábitos alimentarios, la actividad física y conseguir el abandono del tabaco. El libro es, además, una crítica al sistema de vida de la sociedad que denominamos civilizada, cuyo objetivo se centra en el progreso económico y social a toda costa y se aleja de la consecución de la felicidad.

Idéologie(s) et roman pour la jeunesse au XXIe siècle

Autor: Gilles Béhotéguy , Christiane Connan-pintado , Gersende Plissonneau

Número de Páginas: 364

Né juste après la Révolution française pour désigner la science des idées, le mot « idéologie » s’est dévalué au cours du xxe siècle et il suscite aujourd’hui le débat à plusieurs titres, au premier chef lorsqu’il s’agit de le définir. Dans le domaine du livre de jeunesse, la conjonction entre idéologie, instruction publique et éducation s’inscrit au coeur des enjeux d’une littérature adressée et sous surveillance que l’auteur, l’éditeur, le médiateur ont toujours cherché à encadrer à des fins éducatives. C’est dans ce champ particulier que l’on se propose d’affronter la complexité d’une notion « labile et fourbe », d’après Bruno Blanckeman, pour en circonvenir les manifestations et les effets dans les entreprises romanesques de l’extrême contemporain. Faute de définition stable et univoque, sans doute convient-il ici d’embrasser la notion au pluriel et de concevoir les idéologies comme des « systèmes fixes de valeurs ordonnancées » qui trouvent un terrain de prédilection dans le roman, lui-même genre pluriel, « archi-genre » qui orchestre une polyphonie de discours et s’accommode de toutes les hybridités. En ...

Women Who Kill

Autor: David Roche , Cristelle Maury

Número de Páginas: 380

Women Who Kill explores several lines of inquiry: the female murderer as a figure that destabilizes order; the tension between criminal and victim; the relationship between crime and expression (or the lack thereof); and the paradox whereby a crime can be both an act of destruction and a creative assertion of agency. In doing so, the contributors assess the influence of feminist, queer and gender studies on mainstream television and cinema, notably in the genres (film noir, horror, melodrama) that have received the most critical attention from this perspective. They also analyse the politics of representation by considering these works of fiction in their contexts and addressing some of the ambiguities raised by postfeminism. The book is structured in three parts: Neo-femmes Fatales; Action Babes and Monstrous Women. Films and series examined include White Men Are Cracking Up (1994); Hit & Miss (2012); Gone Girl (2014); Terminator (1984); The Walking Dead (2010); Mad Max: Fury Road (2015); Contagion (2011) and Ex Machina (2015) among others.

Death as Entertainment

Autor: Gareth R. Schott

Número de Páginas: 144

This book explores the moral and representational issues associated with engaging young people with popular media depictions of death and dying. Emotionally charged depictions of death play an important role in contemporary media directed toward teen and young adult audiences. Across creative works as diverse as interactive digital games, graphic novels, short form serial narratives, television and films, young people gain opportunities to engage with representations of death. In some cases, representations of death, dying, and the decision to end one’s own life have been subject to public outcry and criticism related to its perceived potential impact on impressionable audiences. Death in/as entertainment can also be fleeting, commonplace and used for humour making it trivial. The chapters in this volume particularly consider the types of engagement made possible through different contemporary creative mediums and the ways in which they might distinctively capture or arouse thoughts and feelings on the end and loss of a human life. Death as Entertainment will appeal to researchers and students interested in new media and its cultural and psychological impact. The chapters in...

Love in Brooklyn, New York.

Autor: Rica Mae N. Alcantara

Número de Páginas: 102

The story revolves around Tom, a charismatic Hollywood actor, and Rain, a humble and ambitious fan who unexpectedly becomes entangled in Tom's life. Their connection deepens as they navigate the glitz and challenges of the entertainment industry, with Tom unknowingly falling for Rain. The narrative unfolds through romantic encounters, unexpected twists, and moments of vulnerability, creating a tapestry of emotions as the characters grapple with love, fame, and the pursuit of dreams. Rain's journey, from facing deportation to finding solace in Tom's presence, adds a layer of complexity to their evolving relationship, making the story a captivating blend of romance and Hollywood intrigue.

Movies in the Age of Obama

Autor: David Garrett Izzo

Número de Páginas: 315

The historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States had a significant impact on both America and the world at large. By voting an African American into the highest office, those who elected Obama did not necessarily look past race, but rather didn’t let race prevent them for casting their ballots in his favor. In addition to reflecting the changing political climate, Obama’s presidency also spurred a cultural shift, notably in music, television, and film. In Movies in the Age of Obama: The Era of Post-Racial and Neo-Racist Cinema, David Garrett Izzo presents a varied collection of essays that examine films produced since the 2008 election. The contributors to these essays comment on a number of films in which race and “otherness” are pivotal elements. In addition to discussing such films as Beasts of the Southern Wild, Black Dynamite, The Blind Side, The Butler, Django Unchained, The Help, and Invictus, this collection also includes essays that probe racial elements in The Great Gatsby, The Hunger Games, and The Mist. The volume concludes with several essays that examine the 2013 Academy Award winner for best picture, 12 Years a Slave. Though...

Who Is Who in American Literature

Autor: Aaaa

Número de Páginas: 297