Frankenstein set

By Christian Jankowski

What made pistachio nuts?

By Jenkins Henry., Henry Jenkins

"What Made Pistachio Nuts? examines what Henry Jenkins calls anarchistic comedy, a body of comedian-centered films produced in the early 1930s, the first years of the sound era." "Bringing a fresh...

What Made Pistachio Nuts?: Early Sound Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic

By Jenkins Henry., Henry Jenkins

From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games

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Many parents worry about the influence of video games on their children's lives. The game console may help to prepare children for participation in the digital world, but at the same time it social...

Democracy and New Media

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Rethinking Media Change: The Aesthetics of Transition

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From Barbie(R) to Mortal Kombat

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Girls and computer games—and the movement to overcome the stereotyping that dominates the toy aisles.Many parents worry about the influence of video games on their children's lives. The game consol...

Democracy and New Media

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Rethinking Media Change

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The essays in Rethinking Media Change center on a variety of media forms at moments of disruption and cultural transformation. The editors' introduction sketches an aesthetics of media transition—p...

Science Fiction Audiences

By John Tulloch, Henry Jenkins