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  Storytelling and the Role of Imagination in Educational Children's TV of the 1980s

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  Caroline Ferris Leader University of Texas at Austin

  February 01, 2012

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  in its storytelling, manifesting both visual and narrative limitlessness—or at least variety. As seem ...
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  The Great American Dream Machine

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  Laurie Ouellette University of Minnesota

  October 03, 2011

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  The Great American Dream Machine satire PBS history of television culture wars Curator's Note This past summer, PBS affiliates aired a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of The Great American Dream Machine (PBS, 1971-1972), one of the earliest (an ...
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  Exploring 'Educational Entertainment': ‘On (the) Ontogeny of Orange Oscar’

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  Josh Shepperd Catholic University

  October 05, 2011

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  Exploring 'Educational Entertainment': ‘On (the) Ontogeny of Orange Oscar’ Educational Technology Media Advocacy media history PBS Public Broadcasting radio Curator's Note What are the origins of PBS programming? More importantly, why did S ...