Representation of Media and Technology in Young Adult Literature (original) (raw)

Young adult literature as a literary genre is broadly defined as fiction featuring young adult characters with whom young adult readers can relate. As the genre of young adult literature has evolved and more titles have been published and marketed toward young adult readers, media and technology have been variously represented as elements in the lives of characters, means through which characters address problems, and focal factors of the problem presented to characters. Particular representations of media and technology in realistic, dystopic, and science fiction examples of young adult literature include, but are not limited to, digital communication, social media, and surveillance technology. These examples are often not representative of diverse young adult readers and their life experiences.