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Dr Amy Davis' Outputs (5)

Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management (2017)
Book Chapter
Williams, C. H., & Davis, A. (2017). Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management. In M. Stieler (Ed.), Creating Marketing Magic and Innovative Future Marketing Trends (743-747). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45596-9_143

In 1931, Roy Disney Sr. noted that “The sale of a doll to any member of a household is a daily advertisement in that household for our cartoons and keeps them all ‘Mickey Mouse-Minded’”. That the Disney Company was aware of the significance of mercha... Read More about Structured Abstract: Purveyors of Pixie Dust, Being “Mickey Mouse Minded” Through Merchandise and People Management.

How time works in the Simpsons (2015)
Journal Article
Gilboy, J., Davis, A. M., & Zborowski, J. (2015). How time works in the Simpsons. Animation : an interdisciplinary journal, 10(3), 175-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/1746847715602403

© The Author(s) 2015. This article uses two groups of case-study episodes to explore the complexities and perplexities that arise from the long-running use of a 'floating timeline' within The Simpsons. First, the conflicting representations of the yo... Read More about How time works in the Simpsons.

The Uncanny and mannequins (2015)
Book Chapter
Davis, A. M., & Pagnoni Berns, F. G. (2015). The Uncanny and mannequins. In F. Pascuzzi, & B. Cracchiolo (Eds.), Dreamscapes in Italian Cinema (19-34). Fairleigh Dickinson University Press/Rowman & Littlefield