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  Global Machinima: Pros and Cons?

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  Radhika Gajjala Bowling Green State University

  July 16, 2007

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  Global Machinima: Pros and Cons? representation otherness machinima human rights globalization educational media digital literacy children Curator's Note I found this on Rik's blog (Rik's blog itself is a very interesting layered negotiatio ...
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  Can Catwoman Challenge Patriarchy?

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  Michael Lecker George Mason University

  September 28, 2007

  Batman driven narrative? What ideologies is Selina questioning with such quotes as “Tell me I’m not in ...
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  Managing Little Orphan Annie’s excesses

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  November 30, 2007

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  Managing Little Orphan Annie’s excesses children NBC radio Blackett-Sample-Hummert 1930s Little Orphan Annie premiums production studies authorship Ovaltine Curator's Note Please press play on the viewer to the left to hear soundtrack. Advance the sl ...
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  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 06, 2008

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  “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement world building transmedia toys marketing Good Morning America gender Disney children Curator's Note When I caught this segment on Good Morning America last sp ...
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  “‘Save Me Captain Stubing! Skeletor and The Lone Ranger have joined forces and are attacking the General Lee’: The place of play

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  May 09, 2008

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  commercials hint at the possibilities of Superman (DC Comics/TWI) and the Hulk (Marvel Entertainment), He-man ...
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  Jack Black, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Kid-Cult Appeal

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  Jason Mittell Middlebury College

  October 21, 2009

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  Jack Black, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Kid-Cult Appeal children television yo gabba gabba children's television Curator's Note One key strategy that has been common throughout the history of media targeting children is offering a dual appeal to adults ...
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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance

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  Lindsay H. Garrison University of Wisconsin, Madison

  June 15, 2010

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  'Crying for Justin Bieber' and Negotiating Affective Fan Performance Justin Bieber fannish engagement fandom children celebrity Curator's Note The clip on the left features 3-year-old Cody, known for tearfully explaining her love for tween ...
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  The Wild Child: A Fresh Look at the Pains and Joys of Childhood in Film

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  Benjamin Thevenin Brigham Young University

  August 30, 2010

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  The Wild Child: A Fresh Look at the Pains and Joys of Childhood in Film Truffaut film children Curator's Note Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows is arguably the most memorable representation of childhood in cinema history—the film’s final freeze-frame ...
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  Metafiction for Children: A User's Guide

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  Philip Nel Kansas State University

  September 03, 2010

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  from doing so. I’m not sure what hooked me on metafictions, but I expect it was something I saw or read ...
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  Coming of Age with Harry

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  Mary Stuckey Georgia State University

  November 16, 2010

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  Coming of Age with Harry Wizarding World harry potter children Curator's Note I happened to be in Orlando when Universal’s “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” opened. An unabashed fan of all things Harry, I was among those waiting for a chance to visit ...

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