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Anderson\u2019s\u00a0Feed\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever since Suzanne Collins\u2019\u00a0<em>The Hunger Games<\/em>\u00a0became a phenomenal bestseller five years ago, Young Adult dystopian fiction has been the hottest thing going.\u00a0 But even as it dominates the YA market, the teen-flavored \u201cdystopian romance\u201d has largely given up the dystopian genre\u2019s most vital function: its capacity for social critique.\u00a0 To recuperate the potential for engaged social critique in YA dystopian fiction, Professor Hanson examines M. T. 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