Sarah A Shelton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3741827 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah A Shelton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah A |
| FAMILY NAME | Shelton |
| SIGNATURE | SHELTON S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Film Dumplin’ and Book Puddin’
Part of a recent foray into adapting YA literature (e.g., 13 Reasons Why, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, etc.) into Netflix Originals, 2018’s Dumplin’ brings Julie Murphy’s 2015 novel of the sa
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy’s 2015 young adult (YA) novel, Dumplin’: Go Big or Go Home, stands out among YA fiction starring fat protagonists for an important reason: never, ever, not even for a moment in the cou
“As their waistlines recede”
The author argues that both authors and critics of young adult literature must challenge the ableist discourse determining and surrounding “positive” fat protagonists. She analyzes and critiques Jean Webb’s celebration of the “Bildungsroman of weight loss” and claims that, far from being positive, such plot structures meld the quest with the cosmetic panopticon to produce “the fat quest,” a culturally constructed set of steps a fat protagonist mu…
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy’s 2015 young adult (YA) novel, Dumplin’: Go Big or Go Home, stands out among YA fiction starring fat protagonists for an important reason: never, ever, not even for a moment in the cou
“As their waistlines recede”
The author argues that both authors and critics of young adult literature must challenge the ableist discourse determining and surrounding “positive” fat protagonists. She analyzes and critiques Jean Webb’s celebration of the “Bildungsroman of weight loss” and claims that, far from being positive, such plot structures meld the quest with the cosmetic panopticon to produce “the fat quest,” a culturally constructed set of steps a fat protagonist mu…
Dumplin'
Julie Murphy’s 2015 young adult (YA) novel, Dumplin’: Go Big or Go Home, stands out among YA fiction starring fat protagonists for an important reason: never, ever, not even for a moment in the cou
Film Dumplin’ and Book Puddin’
Part of a recent foray into adapting YA literature (e.g., 13 Reasons Why, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, etc.) into Netflix Originals, 2018’s Dumplin’ brings Julie Murphy’s 2015 novel of the sa
Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Art history (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Ableism (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (1 work)