/news-archive/tag/margaret-atwood/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Wed, 03 May 2017 21:57:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2017/05/03/huffpost-article-dystopian-literature-2/ Wed, 03 May 2017 21:57:57 +0000 /news/?p=67063 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock professor featured in HuffPost article on dystopian literature]]> Judith Hayn, professor and interim associate dean of the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock School of Education, was interviewed for Maddie Crum鈥檚 April 25 article, Hayn, who is a co-editor of the textbook 鈥淭eaching Young Adult Literature Today,鈥� said teenagers are often drawn to dystopian novels, like 鈥淒ivergent,鈥� 鈥淭he Hunger Games,鈥� and 鈥淭he Maze Runner,鈥� because the books provide a safe space for teenagers to explore unusual scenarios. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, dystopian refers to an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives. 鈥淒ystopian novels are very popular with teenagers, but they are difficult to include in a young adult curriculum,鈥� Hayn said. 鈥淒ystopia allows teens to look to the future, but their role is safe because they are reading it in a book or watching a movie. They can vicariously make choices about the futures they might encounter in those types of plots. The topic was raised by a new Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood鈥檚 1984 science fiction novel, 鈥淭he Handmaid鈥檚 Tale.鈥� Hayn said that dystopian novels allow high school students to discuss political issues without bringing up personal political views. 鈥淚 would hope that an English language arts teacher would be able to do that, say, 鈥楧o you see any contemporary issues in the world around you now?鈥� and lead the students to make some of those observations,鈥� Hayn said in the article. 鈥淚 think we have an obligation to include the political, so that students understand why we got to where we are now.鈥�]]>