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Author:   Kathy Merlock Jackson ,  Mark I. West
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9781476674186

ISBN 10:   1476674183
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   05 May 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Kathy Merlock Jackson and Mark I. West Fairylands Tivoli Gardens and Hans Christian Andersen: A Tale of Confluence Mark I. West Fairy Tales, German Heritage, and a Vision of Roadside America: See Rock City Kathy Merlock Jackson Places Embracing Beloved Characters Visiting Pinocchio in Tuscany Lucy Rollin For Anne Fans Only: Romanticism and Narrative Simulacra in Cavendish’s Avonlea Sue Matheson Fantasy Worlds of Animals ­Winnie-the-Pooh: Resisting Commodification of a Beloved Childhood Narrative Terri Toles Patkin Beatrix Potter World, Hill Top Farm, and a Legacy of Conservation Sarah Minslow Paths for Girls’ Journeys Somewhere on Top of a Mountain: A Real Journey to Dina Schiff Massachi Worldly Wonderlands: ­Alice-Inspired Places Across the Globe Francesca Arnavas Dramatic Playlands Playing in Astrid Lindgren’s World: Developing Empathy Through Dramatic Play Mark I. West Magic Keys and Musical Mushrooms: Storylands and Early Dramatic Play Carissa Baker Wacky Worlds Oh, the Places You’ll Know! Universal’s Seuss Landing and Surrealism Made Real Carl F. Miller The Hidden Child: Considering the Adult Visitor at Moominworld and the Roald Dahl Museum Anna Cohn Orchard Magical Theme Parks Peter Pan, Snow White, and Toad: Disneyland’s First Dark Rides Suzanne Rahn “—yer a wizard”: Immersion and Agency in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Susan Larkin and Travis B. Malone American Girl Toylands Unique, Yet United: Empowering Individuality and Sisterhood at American Girl Place and American Girl Live Haley Flanders Anderson Revisionist History: How American Girl Place Revolutionized and Abandoned Immersive Storytelling in Shopping Emily Sullivan Sites for Educating and Remembering Places That Inspire: Figment, Shamu, and the Thin Line Between Education and Advertising Andrew J. Friedenthal Martin’s Park: A Disaster Narrative in a Children’s Space Amy Lantinga A Bibliography of Childhood Narratives and the Places They Inspire Camille McCutcheon About the Contributors Index

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“Beautifully highlights the life breathed into some of our most beloved tales, through the world of amusement parks and tourist attractions.”—Children’s Literature Association Quarterly

"""Beautifully highlights the life breathed into some of our most beloved tales, through the world of amusement parks and tourist attractions.""--Children's Literature Association Quarterly"

Author Information

Kathy Merlock Jackson, a professor of media and communication at Virginia Wesleyan University, teaches courses in media studies and children’s culture. She is the author or editor of thirteen books and former editor of The Journal of American Culture. She has served as past president of both the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association. Mark I. West is the former chair of the English department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has written or edited nineteen books on children’s literature and culture and is a former president of the Children’s Literature Association.

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