Book description
Introduction - Rebecca Hains & Sharon R. Mazzarella.- SECTION ONE: LEGO AS Media Text.- In a "Justice" League of their Own: Transmedia Storytelling and Paratextual Reinvention in LEGO's Animated Tales - Lincoln Geraghty (Reader, Media & Performing Arts, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom).- Lego Batman as a Gateway Commodity Intertext - Matthew McAllister (Professor, Communications, Penn State University), Jared LaGroue (Ph.D. Candidate, Communications, Penn State University).- Everything is Awesome When You're Part of a List: The Flattening of Distinction in Post-Ironic LEGO Media - Ari Mattes (Lecturer, University of Notre Dame, Australia).- LEGO Porn: A Perverse and Knowing Pleasure - Shannon Brownlee (Assistant Professor, Cinema & Media Studies/Gender & Women's Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada).- SECTION TWO: Growing up with LEGO.- Creating a Bricktacular Experience: An Examination of American Legoland Resort through the Lens of Gender, Social Class and Play - Kimberly Wilmot Voss (Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Central Florida).- You're Never Too Old for LEGO: Mobilizing Adult Fans of LEGO.- Nancy A. Jennings (Associate Professor, Communication, University of Cincinnati) - Matthew Szekeresh (M.A. Student, Communication, University of Cincinnati).- "Not Enough of the LEGOs are Marked 'Girls'" The Implications of the Gendered Marketing of LEGO Toys - Rebecca Hains (Professor, Media & Communication, Salem State University), Jennifer Shewmaker (Professor, Psychology, Abilene Christian University).- "Storm in a Toybox: " The Public Discourse over LEGO Friends, the Cultural Construction of Gender, and the Role of Academic Gender Research - Sharon R. Mazzarella (Professor, Communication Studies, James Madison University).- SECTION THREE: The Politics of Representation in the LEGO Franchise.- Yellow is White Unless Otherwise Stated: The Missing Fine Print in the LEGO Universe - Guillermo Avila-Saavedra (Associate Professor, Media & Communication, Salem State University).- A License to Diversify: How Media Franchising Challenges the "Universal" LEGO Mini-Figure - Derek Johnson (Associate Professor, Media & Cultural Studies, University of Wisconsin).- The Man behind the Mask: Masculinity in LEGO Batman - Kyra Hunting (Assistant Professor, Journalism & Media, University of Kentucky).- The Representation of Animals in LEGO building sets and media - Debra Merskin (Professor, Journalism & Communication, University of Oregon)
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
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Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
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Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience