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The monster is a popular figure in fiction for adolescents, and it often serves a metaphorical political function within its narratives. This study broadens the theoretical approaches to scholarship about monstrosity by incorporating youth theories into ongoing conversations about metaphor, affect, and literary representation as they pertain to the monster. Twelve participants from the ages of 14 to 18 participated ina six-month digital book club, held on the social networking site Discord. Participants discussed 11 young adult novels featuring monsters published during or after 2015 to determine how the construct of the “monster” functions as a means of both creating and understanding contemporary political ideologies. As the facilitator of the book club, I analyzed the themes ofthe participants’ conversations and put them into scholarly context, resulting in three overarching definitions of monstrosity developed through the youth theory: invisible monsters (or monstrous internal affective forces), the monstrous  \noppressed, and monstrous oppressors. An emotion-based understanding of the monster mythology emerged, in which the heightened narrative of the attacking monster, the innocent victim, and the courageous hero are used to organize understandings of cultural fears and harms. These theories cross disciplinary boundaries and open new avenues for the study of monstrosity. This study also puts forth an argument for the inclusion of youth theory in the study of children’s and young adult literature, as well as the benefits of media-based political research with minors.  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction: Approaching Youth Theories of Monstrosity 1  \nChapter One: Monster Book Club Methods 29  \nChapter Two: Invisible Monsters: The Figurative Made Literal 64  \nChapter Three: The Monstrous Oppressed, or the Ontological Monster 99  \nChapter Four: The Monstrous Oppressor: Power and Harm 141  \nConclusion: Youth Monster Culture: Four Theses 180  \nAppendix of Novels 197  \nReferences 213  \nIntroduction:  \nApproaching Youth Theories of Monstrosity  \nAt the end of November 2021, an advertisement for a project called “Monster Book Club” began popping up on the Instagram feeds of bookish young people.“Are you an American 14-to-18-year-old reader of YA fantasy and science fiction?” it asked.“Do you especially enjoy stories about monsters? Are you also interested in talking about current events and politics?” If so, the advertisement said, then please consider joining a six-month digital book club to discuss monstrous politics and political monsters in YA speculative fiction novels.  \nOn the other end of this advertisement was a very nervous researcher. This digital ethnography would be unlike anything I had ever attempted, and I worried that, after along and arduous process of receiving institutional approval, I would wind up without any participants. So many teenagers in America already deal with any number of educational, economic, and social pressures, and I was recruiting during a fraught time, over a year and a half into the COVID-19 pand","cbCaifc56L2vL5s5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifc56L2vL5s5","pdf",1235880,239,"English","# Introduction: Approaching Youth Theories of Monstrosity\n# Chapter One: Monster Book Club Methods\n# Chapter Two: Invisible Monsters: The Figurative Made Literal\n# Chapter Three: The Monstrous Oppressed, or the Ontological Monster\n# Chapter Four: The Monstrous Oppressor: Power and Harm\n# Conclusion: Youth Monster Culture: Four Theses\n# Appendix of Novels\n# References","[{\"question\":\"What is the central focus of the dissertation?\",\"answer\":\"The dissertation examines youth understandings of “monstrosity” in young adult speculative fiction and how monster figures relate to contemporary U.S. politics.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the Monster Book Club study conducted?\",\"answer\":\"Twelve participants aged 14–18 took part in a six-month digital book club on Discord and discussed 11 YA monster novels published during or after 2015.\"},{\"question\":\"What three definitions of monstrosity emerge from youth theory?\",\"answer\":\"The study develops three overarching definitions: invisible monsters, the monstrous oppressed, and monstrous oppressors.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the dissertation argue for including youth theory and media-based research?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that youth theory enriches scholarship on children’s and young adult literature and that media-based political research with minors provides valuable insight into how political ideas are understood and organized through narratives.\"}]","Monster Book Club - A - Digital Ethnography | PDF",602]