Sky Rising: An Examination of YA Steampunk Literature Exploring Themes of Prejudice, Power, and Morality

The creative writing is preceded by a critical introduction that explores the history of the steampunk genre, the YA literature movement, and many novels and short stories in both genres. The critical introduction establishes genre guidelines and expectations, as well as provides examples for import...

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Main Author:	Cragun, Hailey
Format:	Others
Published:	DigitalCommons@USU 2017
Subjects:	steampunk YA literature Prejudice power morality Creative Writing Digital Humanities Fiction
Online Access:	https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6248 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7331&context=etd

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spelling	ndltd-UTAHS-oai-digitalcommons.usu.edu-etd-73312019-10-13T05:37:58Z Sky Rising: An Examination of YA Steampunk Literature Exploring Themes of Prejudice, Power, and Morality Cragun, Hailey The creative writing is preceded by a critical introduction that explores the history of the steampunk genre, the YA literature movement, and many novels and short stories in both genres. The critical introduction establishes genre guidelines and expectations, as well as provides examples for important qualities of the genre. The nature of the story required additional research into steam engines, WWI history, the RMS Olympic, tree climbing ascension techniques, and various other subjects. This informal research was used to improve the descriptions of technology in the creative work, as well as the naval terminology and battle tactics performed by steam powered ships before and during the first World War. Though not a historical novel, this information assists in building a believable steampunk world. 2017-08-01T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6248 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7331&context=etd Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. All Graduate Theses and Dissertations DigitalCommons@USU steampunk YA literature Prejudice power morality Creative Writing Digital Humanities Fiction
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description	The creative writing is preceded by a critical introduction that explores the history of the steampunk genre, the YA literature movement, and many novels and short stories in both genres. The critical introduction establishes genre guidelines and expectations, as well as provides examples for important qualities of the genre. The nature of the story required additional research into steam engines, WWI history, the RMS Olympic, tree climbing ascension techniques, and various other subjects. This informal research was used to improve the descriptions of technology in the creative work, as well as the naval terminology and battle tactics performed by steam powered ships before and during the first World War. Though not a historical novel, this information assists in building a believable steampunk world.
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title	Sky Rising: An Examination of YA Steampunk Literature Exploring Themes of Prejudice, Power, and Morality
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Sky Rising: An Examination of YA Steampunk Literature Exploring Themes of Prejudice, Power, and Morality

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