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» Blogging for the Course FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. Blogging for the Course. And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. –Sylvia Plath. Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable. –Francis Bacon. True scholarship, as any professional can tell you, does not spring out of the air. It arises from a process of thinking out loud. What should I be doing.
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» Reading Guides FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. 1-Min Guide to Interviewing – ROHO. Interviewing Tips – ROHO. Blogging for the Course. Http:/ www.flickr.com/photos/cully/87971299/. Theme: Fjords by Peterandrej.
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» Gary Cross (1997) FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. Kid’s Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American Childhood. Harvard UP, 1997. 8211; How did Gary Cross conduct his research for this study? What were the key sources and resources for this work? 8211; How does Cross describe his own motivation for pursuing this research? 8220;Their Toys and Ours”. 8211; What are the central analytical questions that define this study? What is the historical scope, time-wise, of this study? 8220;Modern Childhood, Modern Toys”. How did thei...
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» Anne Allison (2006) FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. Below is our reading guide for Anne Allison’s Millennial Monsters. 8211; What does Cross list as the main points or aims of Allison’s research? 8211; What does historian Gary Cross find most interesting about Allison’s work? CHAPTER 1: ENCHANTED COMMODITIES [Anne Allison’s introduction to her study]. Note: a close read of the intro will help guide your exploration of her following chapters… be sure to take your time in a close read of this text.). Key moments or years? 8211; ...
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» Discussion Leaders Schedule FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. See this link (password to be provided in class) to see a schedule and sign-up for your turn to lead discussion. No comments yet ». E-Mail (Required, not published ). Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. A href= title= abbr title= acronym title= b blockquote cite= cite code del datetime= em i q cite= s strike strong. 1-Min Guide to Interviewing – ROHO. Interviewing Tips – ROHO. Blogging for the Course. Http:/ www.flickr.com/photos/cully/87971299/.
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Finding My Inner Child (Toys as History) » A (fractured) Take on Early American Toys
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Finding My Inner Child (Toys as History). Just another UMW Blogs weblog. A (fractured) Take on Early American Toys. January 26, 2009. Posted by tbenante in : Uncategorized. I just shaved and I feel so much better. On that note, let’s dive right in. Gary Cross did an admiriable job of, for the most part, keeping my attention this time. Besides a bit more information than I would ever care to hear about doll’s, this reading was much more interesting than the last. Why is that you ask? Girl’s toys were on a...
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» About FSEM 100C6- Toys as History
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FSEM 100C6- Toys as History. The playthings of a late 20. Century childhood abound today in garage sales and e-bay offerings as the flotsam and jetsam of another generation’s toy box. And yet these same objects hold a historical relevance in the perspectives they provide on the meanings of childhood and identity for the generation(s) who enjoyed them. This First-Year Seminar is a workshop in the exploration of the significance of toys for the latter decades of the twentieth century.
