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THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN

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THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN

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This paper examines Nic Stone's Dear Martin (2017) through Afropessimism and argues that the novel diverges from young adult fiction on police brutality in the United States with its skepticism toward hope. While recent young adult narratives address racial violence as a catalyst for personal transformation and growth, they rarely question the structural limitations. This study demonstrates how Dear Martin stages anti-Blackness’ ontological and structural dimensions. Drawing on the Afropessimist thinkers such as Frank Wilderson III, Saidiya Hartman, and Jared Sexton, the study questions the possibility of redemption through terms such as social death and ontological exclusion. Rather than transforming personal trauma into moral growth and activism, the protagonist, Justyce McAllister, shows a resentment toward liberal ideals of equality and dialogue. The study contributes to the discourse around young adult fiction on police brutality and race by highlighting structural constraints instead of advocating liberal hope as a transformative force

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Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Kuzey Amerika Dilleri, Edebiyatları ve Kültürleri

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Aralık 2025

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Ekim 2025

Kabul Tarihi

29 Aralık 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2025 Cilt: 8 Sayı: 4

Kaynak Göster

APA
Koç, A. (2025). THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, 8(4), 1965-1974. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1802814
AMA
1.Koç A. THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN. UDEKAD. 2025;8(4):1965-1974. doi:10.37999/udekad.1802814
Chicago
Koç, Ahmet. 2025. “THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 (4): 1965-74. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1802814.
EndNote
Koç A (01 Aralık 2025) THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8 4 1965–1974.
IEEE
[1]A. Koç, “THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN”, UDEKAD, c. 8, sy 4, ss. 1965–1974, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.37999/udekad.1802814.
ISNAD
Koç, Ahmet. “THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi 8/4 (01 Aralık 2025): 1965-1974. https://doi.org/10.37999/udekad.1802814.
JAMA
1.Koç A. THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN. UDEKAD. 2025;8:1965–1974.
MLA
Koç, Ahmet. “THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN”. Uluslararası Dil Edebiyat ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi, c. 8, sy 4, Aralık 2025, ss. 1965-74, doi:10.37999/udekad.1802814.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Koç. THE LIMITS OF HOPE: AN AFROPESSIMIST READING OF NIC STONE’S DEAR MARTIN. UDEKAD. 01 Aralık 2025;8(4):1965-74. doi:10.37999/udekad.1802814

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