Teaching Resistance with Young Adult Literature: Critical Conversations about Internment

Authors

Jennifer L. Martin, University of Illinois at SpringfieldFollow
Julie Wasmund Hoffman, Springfield Public SchoolsFollow

Author Biographies

Dr. Jennifer L. Martin is an assistant professor in the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Illinois at Springfield, recipient of the 2016 AERA Division B’s Outstanding Book Award for Racial Battle Fatigue, and 2019 recipient of the Paula Silver Case Award for UCEA Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership.

Throughout fifteen years of education experience, Julie Wasmund Hoffman has taught in urban, rural, suburban, and alternative schools in Illinois. She earned her doctor of education in literacy from Judson University in 2018. Julie values literature as a means to resistance, resilience, and hope.

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the importance of Samira Ahmed’s recent novel, Internment, and how young adult literature can be used to address current social and political issues in the classroom. We provide an analysis of why this text is timely and important, including ideas for classroom application.

Recommended Citation

Martin, Jennifer L. and Hoffman, Julie Wasmund (2021) "Teaching Resistance with Young Adult Literature: Critical Conversations about Internment," Language Arts Journal of Michigan: Vol. 36: Iss. 1, Article 6.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.9707/2168-149X.2256

Publication Date

2-1-2021