Pop, the Question (S3-E23)
“The Rise of Young Adult & Children’s Literature”
Featured Guest Deirdre McMahon, PhD (Teaching Professor of English, Department of English and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel University)
Host and Producer Melinda Lewis, PhD (Associate Director, Marketing & Media)
Dean Paula Marantz Cohen, PhD (Dean, Pennoni Honors College)
Executive Producer Erica Levi Zelinger (Director, Marketing & Media)
Producer Brian Kantorek (Assistant Director, Marketing & Media)
Research and Script Melinda Lewis, PhD
Audio Engineering and Editing Brian Kantorek
Original Theme Music Brian Kantorek
Production Assistance Noah Levine
Graphic Design Kathy Vy Chung
Logo Design Michal Anderson
Additional Voiceover Malia Lewis
Recorded October 22, 2019 in 3034 MacAlister Hall, Marketing & Media, Pennoni Honors College, Drexel University.
Pop, the Question is a production of Marketing & Media in Pennoni Honors College at Drexel University.
Copyright © 2020 Drexel University
Episode Summary
Young adult (YA) and children’s literature has defined contemporary pop culture. While Robert Cormier and Judy Blume set the stage in the 1970s for exploring adolescence, recent decades have ushered in a growing depth and diversity in the youth stories we read and write. Host Dr. Melinda Lewis curls up with a good conversation alongside Drexel University English professor and YA literature expert Dr. Deirdre McMahon to outline the evolution and cultural impact of YA and children’s literature on other media, including film and graphic novel adaptations.