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Title LEGOfied : building blocks as media / edited by Nicholas Taylor, Chris Ingraham
Published New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020

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Contents Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary -- Introduction: Clickable Media in a Plastic World / Nick Taylor, North Carolina State University, USA, and Chris Ingraham, University of Utah, USA -- Chapter One: Palpable Pixels / Kate Maddalena, William Peace University, USA -- Chapter Two: The Aesthetic Work of LEGO / Eddie Lohmeyer, University of Central Florida, USA -- Chapter Three: Band of Builders / Jessica Elam, Berklee College of Music, USA -- Chapter Four: Re-assembling Gender / Sarah Evans, Molloy College, USA -- Chapter Five: Fake Plastic Trees / Chris Ingraham, University of Utah, USA -- Chapter Six: Purity and the Boundaries of Belonging / Nick Taylor, North Carolina State University, USA -- List of Contributors -- Index
Summary "LEGOfied draws from a number of distinct theoretical backgrounds and disciplines in media studies to examine the practices and identities that constitute LEGO fandom, in order to articulate the ways LEGO functions as material media"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject LEGO toys.
Digital media.
Employment & labour law.
Social Science -- Media Studies.
Games -- Video & Electronic.
Crafts & Hobbies -- Toymaking.
Digital media
LEGO toys
Form Electronic book
Author Taylor, Nicholas, editor
Ingraham, Chris, editor
LC no. 2019034910
ISBN 150135406X
9781501354052
1501354051
9781501354076
1501354078
9781501354069