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The Influence Of Digital Communication On Young Adult Contemporary Fiction, Melissa J. Dagel
The Influence Of Digital Communication On Young Adult Contemporary Fiction, Melissa J. Dagel
Graduate Research Papers
Digital communications are profoundly influencing young adult communications; yet little is known about how novels that use digital communications such as text messages, e-mails, or blogs as the voice and point of view. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to analyze how select young adult novels portray digital communications themes using the following research questions: What digital communication themes are portrayed in young adult literature that use digital communication as the voice and point of view? In what ways are the digital communication themes developed in these young adult novels? In what ways might these themes inspire young …