Kermit culture
Subtitle: critical perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets
By: edited by Jennifer C. Garlen and Anissa M. Graham.
Contributors: Garlen, Jennifer C., 1972-; Graham, Anissa M., 1973-
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786442591
Subjects: Muppet show (Television program)
Description: "Intended for both scholarly and general audiences, these essays represent the work and ideas of a global community of scholars and Muppet enthusiasts, providing a unique perspective on just how Kermit and the rest of the frogs, dogs, bears, and chickens became cultural icons with influences reaching far beyond the world of 1970s television comedy"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Audience participation. How to become a Muppet, or, the great Muppet paper / Ben Underwood; title: The Muppets as a metaphor for the self / Gideon Haberkorn; title: Stuffed suits and hog-wild desire / Lynne D. Schneider; title: The Muppet show re-forms the fringe / Anissa M. Graham; title: Adaptation and performance. From Muppetry to puppetry / Jennifer Stoessner; title: The Muppets in Shakespeare / Hugh H. Davis; title: "Starring Kermit the frog as Bob Cratchit": Muppets as actors / Ginger Stelle; title: A rainbow for the 21st Century: the Muppet Wizard of Oz and the re-imagination of the American myth / Alissa Burger; title: Gonzo, (the Great) cultural critic / Jennifer C. Garlen; title: Theories and strategies. The American journey narrative in the Muppets movies / Tara K. Parmiter; title: It's time to get together for some sex and violence on The Muppet show? / Kathleen E. Kennedy; title: "British to a fang, British to a whisker":  reconsidering The Muppet show's national identity / Rayna Denison; title: The Muppet show as educational critique / Julie G. Maudlin; title: The uniquely strong but feminine Miss Piggy / Maryanne Fisher and Anthony Cox; title: Muppets and money / Andrew Leal.