"The Hunger Games": Literature, Literacy, and Online Affinity Spaces

Autor/in	Curwood, Jen Scott
Titel	"The Hunger Games": Literature, Literacy, and Online Affinity Spaces
Quelle	In: Language Arts, 90 (2013) 6, S.417-427 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0360-9170
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Literature; Literacy Education; Identification; Ethnography; Reader Text Relationship; Social Networks; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Science Fiction; Case Studies; Early Adolescents; Reading Motivation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescents; Literature; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; literatur; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Ethnografie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lesemotivation
Abstract	This article examines adolescent literacy practices related to "The Hunger Games," a young adult novel and the first of a trilogy. By focusing on the interaction of social identities, discourses, and media paratexts within an online affinity space, this ethnographic study offers insight into how young adults engage with contemporary literature. Moreover, it contributes to our understanding of how they use technology as an integral part of social networking and meaning making. The article ends with recommendations related to the teaching of young adult literature and the integration of digital tools and online spaces into the curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10