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  Re: “Sometimes My Kids Seem Like a Bunch of Kangaroos!”

  Henry, I'm really taken by

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Sunday, May 11, 2008 — 2:35 am

  Henry, I'm really taken by the way you emphasize the space of play in this piece, where these ads construct play space as one that encompasses the kitchen, the living room, and the back yard. today, I'd imagine that the internet and virtual spac ...
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  Re: “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television

  Thanks for the great

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Sunday, May 11, 2008 — 2:10 am

  I’m confident you’ve taken steps to keep that well preserved. What I find fascinating about things ... relationship of GI Joe to its social and political context. And while I’m not sure I’d characterize it as ...
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  Re: “‘Save Me Captain Stubing! Skeletor and The Lone Ranger have joined forces and are attacking the General Lee’: The place of play

  That is a great point, Will.

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  Friday, May 9, 2008 — 2:16 pm

  alternate universe, whereas these commercials make no such distinction (other than possibly children's ...
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  Re: “‘Save Me Captain Stubing! Skeletor and The Lone Ranger have joined forces and are attacking the General Lee’: The place of play

  It may be worth pointing out

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  Will Brooker Kingston University

  Friday, May 9, 2008 — 1:55 pm

  with Superman vs Spider-Man, so the possibilities for trans-universe interaction between other ...
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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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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  May 08, 2008

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  “The Legend of G.I. Joe…New from Marvel Comics!”: The Toy as Comic Book on Television comic books commercials convergence cultural products FCC G.I. Joe Hasbro marketing Marvel Enterprises narrative play regulation toys transmedia storytelling Curator ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  Will and Derek, I think

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 5:01 pm

  always been popular, and princess-related toys have always been on the market- but is it possible to say ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  This is a great clip,

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  Derek Johnson University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 2:25 am

  I’m picturing isn’t the passive feminine ideal feared by this clip’s lone detractor, but unruly women, ... commercial television. I’m just imagining crazy scenarios (and I don’t mean to speak ill of any adult ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  I think you're right, Will -

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  Caryn Murphy University of Wisconsin, Madison

  Wednesday, May 7, 2008 — 1:59 am

  possibilities that the brand creates- apparently, the original marketing design was very careful to display all ...
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  Re: “She Might Like to be a Veterinarian”: Parents, Parent Companies, and the Princess Movement

  Hi Caryn, I definitely

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  Avi Santo Old Dominion University

  Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 11:07 pm

  incredible possibilities opened up by having these different princesses occupy the same universe that might ... in turn promote a diversity of playful experiences and story possibilities, the discursive ...

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