Unlike many children’s television shows, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood did more than simply entertain or occupy children’s attention. The show educated them in the affective domain, encouraging such things as appreciation for difference, collaboration, self-expression, and self-worth. It also introduced them to the areas of culture, art, and music through guests, trips, art objects and processes, and demonstrations, making it accessible and meaningful in a way that a child could understand. While the educational content of children’s television programming has improved greatly since the late 1960s, no other children’s program has ever attempted such a mix of high art, low art, folk art, industrial production, learning in the affective and social domains, and more, all with a whimsical sense of humor, insight, and a level of interconnected detail unmatched by any other children’s television program. This book illuminates and examines the world of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood through world design, narrative, genre, form, content, authorship, reception and more.
By:
Mark J P Wolf
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Weight: 226g
ISBN: 9781138088115
ISBN 10: 1138088110
Series: Imaginary Worlds
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 14 September 2017
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
"Chapter 1. Welcome to the Neighborhood Early Children’s Television A Typical Day in the Neighborhood Visual Style and Performance Style Serious Play and Playful Seriousness Chapter 2. A History of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Rogers’ Early Career From Misterogers to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood The Post-Hiatus Years Chapter 3. The Neighborhoods: Interconnected Spaces and Places The ""Real"" Neighborhoods: Pittsburgh and the Television Neighborhood The Neighborhood of Make-Believe and Surrounding Areas World-building and Intertextual References Chapter 4. The Neighbors: A Diverse Sociological and Ontological Spectrum Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and More A Diverse Ontological Spectrum A Neighbor Just Like You: Interpersonal Conflict and Resolution Chapter 5. ""And I’ll Have More Ideas for You"": Ideology and the Neighborhood Slowness, Silence, and Reflection Finding the Value in Others Freshness of Vision: Through the Eyes of a Child Chapter 6. Mister Rogers’ Legacy Projects Concurrent with Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood After the Neighborhood List of Episodes Resources Notes"
Mark J. P. Wolf is a Full Professor and Department Chair of the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin. His books include Abstracting Reality, The Medium of the Video Game, Virtual Morality, The Video Game Explosion, Myst and Riven: The World of the D'ni, Before the Crash, Encyclopedia of Video Games, Building Imaginary Worlds, The LEGO Studies Reader, and Video Games Around the World. With Bernard Perron, he is the co-editor of The Video Game Theory Reader 1 and 2, and the Landmark Video Game book series.
