Bitten by Twilight

Description:

Focusing on the wildly successful Twilight series, this collection of scholarly essays examines the phenomenon from diverse theoretical and methodological perspectives. Particular attention is paid to cultural, social, and economic aspects of the series and to the recurrent messages about youth, gender roles, romance, and sexuality. Essays discuss race and religion, and provide audience analyses of young adult, adult, anti, and international fans. Other chapters are political-economic examinations into celebrity, tourism, and publishing. With new research by established and rising scholars, this volume is a significant contribution to the growing field of youth studies and complements existing feminist cultural analyses of media texts. -- Back cover.

subjects: Subculture,  Love in literature,  Vampires in literature,  History and criticism,  Youth,  American Young adult fiction,  Youth in literature,  Attitudes,  Sex in literature,  Gender identity in literature,  History,  Young adult literature, history and criticism,  American fiction, history and criticism,  Youth, united states,  Erotik <Motiv>,  Geschlechterrolle <Motiv>,  Romantische Liebe <Motiv>,  Jugend <Motiv>,  Rezeption,  Twilight saga series

People: Stephenie Meyer (1973-)

Places: United States

Times: 21st century