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We measure our lives out by annual media events, kind of like Prufrock and his coffee spoons.
Thank you for a great 2012...
"I feel there’s a direct line between readers of all stripes -- young and old, Pulitzer Prize-winners and middle school students -- because they all have a such a strong response to the novel. Community happens around 'To Kill a Mockingbird'..."
2012 Gift Guide for Pop Culture Geeks and Media Mavens
Comics, Fandom, Media Literacy, Movies, Print Media, Transliteracy
|The Dark Knight screenplays, a Doctor Who board game, The Princess Bride, and a lot more...
The most interesting part of this whole experiment was watching my group turn into self-proclaimed experts on how "The Hobbit" should be adapted for the big screen.
A year ago, I wouldn’t have considered examining trailers in a reading group...
Guest Post by Emily Weisenstein and Joseph Gasparro… Superheroes, Branding, and Libraries (Part 2)
|The most interesting part of the project was seeing how the teens went about modifying the generic superhero to specifically fit the library...
Guest Post by Emily Weisenstein and Joseph Gasparro… Superheroes, Branding, and Libraries (Part 1)
|When children were asked to create their own superheroes, they were unconsciously tapping into a generic brand and modifying it to create their own representations. They didn’t know it, but they were actively refining an existing brand to make it their own.
Guest Post by Gabrielle Bondi… Five Things Readers and Fans Don’t Know About YA Movies But Should (Part 2)
Fandom, Media Literacy, Movies, Transliteracy, YA Literature
|After leaving the test screening for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 1, I was bombarded with questions about literally every scene in the book.
Guest Post by Gabrielle Bondi… Five Things Readers and Fans Don’t Know About YA Movies But Should (Part 1)
Fandom, Media Literacy, Movies, Transliteracy, YA Literature
|I hate to be a killjoy, but it’s important not to let fans get ahead of themselves...
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