Open AccessNerdfighters, "Paper Towns," and heterotopia
Author(s) -
Lili Mei-Ling Wilkinson
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transformative works and cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1941-2258
DOI - 10.3983/twc.2012.0374
Subject(s) - heterotopia (medicine) , ideology , empowerment , sociology , agency (philosophy) , gender studies , media studies , social science , political science , law , politics , genetics , biology
Socially and politically controlled teenagers find emancipatory spaces in young adult (YA) literature, spaces where institutions can be challenged and individuals can gain agency and empowerment. Drawing on Foucault's theory of heterotopia, I examine the literary spaces in John Green's YA novel Paper Towns and examine how Green's online social networking community Nerdfighters shares an ideological common ground with the novel