Jenny Kokai
@jkokai.bsky.social
I write plays about alligators and scholarly books about mermaids and Disney, administrate, run longish distances, and remodel my terrible house. All views are my own and do not represent my employer.
This is that book, just FYI. :) www.bloomsbury.com/us/disney-pa...
Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity
Writing in a time of heightened political anxiety–and when accusations of nationalism, authoritarianism, and proto-fascism have increasingly divided Americans i…
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September 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is that book, just FYI. :) www.bloomsbury.com/us/disney-pa...
In our recent book we argue the reason "Disney Adults" troubled folks is that they were seen as refusing to uphold "adult" responsibilities about focusing on "reality" (ie, thorny social issues). Which is maybe why its so notable to the media that-- surprise-- that is clearly not the case.
September 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In our recent book we argue the reason "Disney Adults" troubled folks is that they were seen as refusing to uphold "adult" responsibilities about focusing on "reality" (ie, thorny social issues). Which is maybe why its so notable to the media that-- surprise-- that is clearly not the case.
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Gorgeous cover for the second edition of @thomasmrobson.bsky.social & @jkokai.bsky.social book Performance and the Disney Theme Park!
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Performance and the Disney Theme Park Experience
This celebrated anthology, now in its second edition, re-centers the Disney park experience around its protagonist: the tourist.
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July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Gorgeous cover for the second edition of @thomasmrobson.bsky.social & @jkokai.bsky.social book Performance and the Disney Theme Park!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
June 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
I have just learned about this book and the cover is amazing and I must read it.
Come see The Abyss Stares Back by Stacy Alaimo at SCMS or online at www.upress.umn.edu/scms25/ #SCMS25
April 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I have just learned about this book and the cover is amazing and I must read it.
It looks like The Oxford Handbook of the Disney Musical is published online-- happy book birthday! Alongside the fab contributors you will find @thomasmrobson.bsky.social and my essay on the Finding Nemo musical in the Animal Kingdom park.
March 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
It looks like The Oxford Handbook of the Disney Musical is published online-- happy book birthday! Alongside the fab contributors you will find @thomasmrobson.bsky.social and my essay on the Finding Nemo musical in the Animal Kingdom park.
I haven't figured out Bluesky's vibe yet and I'm increasingly torn between my eternal desire to connect with the world as a writer and my deep suspicion of social media.
February 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I haven't figured out Bluesky's vibe yet and I'm increasingly torn between my eternal desire to connect with the world as a writer and my deep suspicion of social media.
I don't believe that the universe sends you signs, but I do believe that if you're on the fence about something you'll find signs to support what you already secretly want to do. Today was that day for me in deciding my next scholarly projects.
February 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I don't believe that the universe sends you signs, but I do believe that if you're on the fence about something you'll find signs to support what you already secretly want to do. Today was that day for me in deciding my next scholarly projects.
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Another day. Another book manuscript submitted. Cheers to me and @jkokai.bsky.social!
December 20, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Another day. Another book manuscript submitted. Cheers to me and @jkokai.bsky.social!
I don't have the artist community on here that I did on the old place, but anybody know any really exciting British theatre designers that I should know about (who are not so famous they wouldn't be interested in working with an American university)?
December 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I don't have the artist community on here that I did on the old place, but anybody know any really exciting British theatre designers that I should know about (who are not so famous they wouldn't be interested in working with an American university)?
Thanks to the folks who joined us today to launch our book, Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety with @disnet.bsky.social. Couldn't be there? We have a discount code to get 30% off-- if you message me I'll send it your way! rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...
Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety
Focusing primarily on Walt Disney World, in a time of unmatched cultural anxiety, the authors use their influential ‘tourist as actor’ framework to unpack the ways that Disney parks and their gues...
rowman.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM
Thanks to the folks who joined us today to launch our book, Disney Parks and the Construction of American Identity: Tourism, Performance, Anxiety with @disnet.bsky.social. Couldn't be there? We have a discount code to get 30% off-- if you message me I'll send it your way! rowman.com/ISBN/9781666...