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This book illuminates and examines the world of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood through world design, narrative, genre, form, content, authorship, reception and more.
Sommario
Chapter 1. Welcome to the Neighborhood
Early Children's Television
A Typical Day in the
NeighborhoodVisual Style and Performance Style
Serious Play and Playful Seriousness
Chapter 2. A History of
Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodRogers' Early Career
From
Misterogers to
Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodThe Post-Hiatus Years
Chapter 3. The Neighborhoods: Interconnected Spaces and Places
The "Real" Neighborhoods: Pittsburgh and the Television Neighborhood
The Neighborhood of Make-Believe and Surrounding Areas
World-building and Intertextual References
Chapter 4. The Neighbors: A Diverse Sociological and Ontological Spectrum
Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and More
A Diverse Ontological Spectrum
A Neighbor Just Like You: Interpersonal Conflict and Resolution
Chapter 5. "And I'll Have More Ideas for You": Ideology and the Neighborhood
Slowness, Silence, and Reflection
Finding the Value in Others
Freshness of Vision: Through the Eyes of a Child
Chapter 6. Mister Rogers' Legacy
Projects Concurrent with
Mister Rogers' NeighborhoodAfter the
NeighborhoodList of Episodes
Resources
Notes
Info autore
Mark J. P. Wolf is a Full Professor and Department Chair of the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin. His books include
Abstracting Reality,
The Medium of the Video Game,
Virtual Morality,
The Video Game Explosion,
Myst and Riven: The World of the D'ni,
Before the Crash,
Encyclopedia of Video Games,
Building Imaginary Worlds,
The LEGO Studies Reader, and
Video Games Around the World. With Bernard Perron, he is the co-editor of
The Video Game Theory Reader 1 and 2, and the Landmark Video Game book series.
Riassunto
This book illuminates and examines the world of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood through world design, narrative, genre, form, content, authorship, reception and more.
