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Adolescent Identities: The Untapped Power of Young Adult Literature

Special Initiative funding for Grand Challenges in 2017/18

3 October 2017

Grant


³Ò°ù²¹²Ô³Ù:ÌýGrand Challenges Special Initiatives
Year awarded: 2017-18
Amount awarded: £6,268

Academics


  • Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, Department of Information Studies, Arts & Humanities
  • Laura Benton, Knowledge Lab, IOE

External partnersÌý


  • Dr Leah PhillipsÌý(PDRA, Director - Young Adult Literature, Media, and Culture Research Network, Warwick University)
  • Other external partners includeÌýWaterstonesÌýandÌýThe Book Trust

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Outputs and Impacts


DrÌýMelanie Ramdarshan Bold, Senior Lecturer in UCLÌýInformation Studies,Ìýand Dr Leah Phillips, PDRA at 911±¬ÁÏÍø's Knowledge Lab,Ìýexamined what impact aÌýlack of diversity in young adult fiction is havingÌýon adolescents. The project created infographics and a reading list, a YouTube channel, and a blog.Ìý

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