Horton, J. (2012) 'Got my shoes, got my Pokémon': spaces of children's popular culture. Geoforum. 43(1), pp. 4-13. 0016-7185.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Abstract: | This paper considers a particular popular-cultural phenomenon: ‘Pokémon’. Specifically, it concerns a social–historical juncture – a so-called ‘Pokémania’ – wherein Pokémon toys, games, collectables and merchandising were ‘must-have’ items for many children in South-East Asia, Europe, North America, and Australasia. Drawing upon research with Pokémon fans aged 5–8 in the UK, the paper explores some ways in which global cultural phenomena become intimately, complexly and constitutively co-implicated with/in everyday geographies. In so doing, I argue that the quotidian social and spatial import of Pokémon – and other analogous phenomena – should sensitise accounts of children’s everyday spatial practices to the ever-presence of contemporary popular cultural forms, and sensitise accounts of global popular culture to the importance of multifarious, contingent spatial practices |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Children’s geographies; Popular culture; Pokémon; Play; Cultural phenomena |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Women > HQ767 Children. Child development G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > GV1199 Games and amusements > GV1203 Children's games and amusements |
| Creators: | Horton, John |
| Funders or Sponsors: | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > The Centre for Children and Youth University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Social Sciences (to 2016) University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Education, Children and Young People Research Centres > Centre for Psychology and Social Sciences |
| Date: | January 2012 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 4-13 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Geoforum |
| Volume: | 43 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.07.005 |
| ISSN: | 0016-7185 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4072 |
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