Thinking Queerly

Medievalism, Wizardry, and Neurodiversity in Young Adult Texts

• Author(s): Jes Battis,
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
• Pages: 252
• ISBN_10: 1501515357
  ISBN_13: 9781501515354
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / Medieval , Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh , Literary Criticism / LGBTQ , Literary Criticism / Science Fiction & Fantasy , Literary Criticism / Semiotics & Theory , Literary Criticism / Comparative Literature , Literary Criticism / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative , Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical ,

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Why do we love wizards? Where do these magical figures come from? Thinking Queerly traces the wizard from medieval Arthurian literature to contemporary YA adaptations. By exploring the link between Merlin and Harry Potter, or Morgan le Fay and Sabrina, readers will see how the wizard offers spaces of hope and transformation for young readers. In particular, this book examines how wizards think differently, and how this difference can resonate with both LGBTQ and neurodivergent readers, who’ve been told they don’t fit in.