Speculative F(r)ictions: A Youth Restorying Horror and Monstrosity
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| Title: | Speculative F(r)ictions: A Youth Restorying Horror and Monstrosity |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Alex Corbitt (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Literacy Research. 2023 55(4):383-405. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education Elementary Education Grade 8 |
| Descriptors: | Story Telling, Fiction, Middle School Students, Grade 8, Concept Formation, Creative Writing, Political Influences, Literary Criticism, Social Influences, Interpretive Skills, Audience Awareness |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1086296X231215778 |
| ISSN: | 1086-296X 1554-8430 |
| Abstract: | This case study examined how a 14-year-old youth and eighth-grade student named Kendra (pseudonym) mobilized restorying to (re)center her experiences in horror fiction. I asked how she conceptualized horror and monstrosity in a 6-week English language arts unit, and how she (re)centered her life experiences within horror fiction through restorying "The Price" by Neil Gaiman. Focusing on two forms of her restorying practices--counter-storytelling and transmedia storytelling--I analyzed how she composed an original, personalized horror story. The findings illustrated how the composition reflected her conceptualizations of monstrosity and subverted problematic horror tropes. I also discussed how her horror story functioned as sociopolitical critique, a (re)interpretation of source material, and a method of composing for audiences. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1404383 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This case study examined how a 14-year-old youth and eighth-grade student named Kendra (pseudonym) mobilized restorying to (re)center her experiences in horror fiction. I asked how she conceptualized horror and monstrosity in a 6-week English language arts unit, and how she (re)centered her life experiences within horror fiction through restorying "The Price" by Neil Gaiman. Focusing on two forms of her restorying practices--counter-storytelling and transmedia storytelling--I analyzed how she composed an original, personalized horror story. The findings illustrated how the composition reflected her conceptualizations of monstrosity and subverted problematic horror tropes. I also discussed how her horror story functioned as sociopolitical critique, a (re)interpretation of source material, and a method of composing for audiences. |
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| ISSN: | 1086-296X 1554-8430 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1086296X231215778 |
