Mickey and Mr. Gumpy: The Global and the Universal in Children's Media

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 425-440

  Davies, Máire Messenger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chidhood; Disney; evolutionary psychology; fantasy; globalization; metacognitive skills; theories of mind; universality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993740468     PISSN: 13675494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367549404047144     Document Type: Article

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