Opening an imaginative space? A study of toys and toy play in a Swedish Waldorf preschool by Sara Frödén, Anna-Lova Rosell

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De yngste barna og tingene deres – en ANT-analyse av lek i småbarnsavdelinger by Dag Øystein Nome

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Veien hjem i Lisa Aisatos En fisk til Luna by Cecilie Dyrkorn Fodstad, Ingvild Alfheim

“…The protagonist in the story meets a lost Mola mola, possibly a toy balloon, searching for the way home. In our analysis we ask ourselves who is in need of a guide, is it the lost toy or the protagonist? …”
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Den levandegjorda statyn by Anette Almgren White

“…This article employs an intermedial perspective in order to clarify how the animation of statues differs from that of toys. In contrast to a toy, a statue is a representation and therefore an index for something absent or alienated. …”
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"Min favoritfigur är Maria Gripe. Är det okej om jag kallar henne Gibban?" by Martin Hellström

“…It also leads to difficulties in understanding whether, for instance, the animals are to be regarded as speaking animals, or as living cuddly toys. This article is the first result of a long-term study which intends to analyze Gripe’s authorship in its entirety through Chambers’ version of book talks. …”
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Dukken som animeret billede – mellem idolatri og idollatry, mellem dukkekult og dukkekærlighed by Hans Henrik Lohfert Jørgensen, Pernille Leth-Espensen, Laura Katrine Skinnebach

“…We engage with dolls in order to learn more about their history and historiography, their forms of animation, scale, etymology, materiality, and liminal status between life and death. The article thus toys with the deepest heritage of the image: its animation, its play, and its ludic interactions. …”
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Fans feeling a disturbance in the Force. Star Wars and the power of paratexts by Claus Toft-Nielsen

“…This article starts by reading the gender diversity of the Star Wars franchise as “plastic representation” (Warner 2017), branching out to include Star Wars merchandise as paratexts (Genette 1997, Gray 2010, Scott, 2017). Reading Star Wars toys, action figures and play sets as culturally significant objects and markers of fan identity (Geraghtly 2014), I argue that these paratexts serve to bolster gendered franchising and to work as “fanagagement” (Hills 2010) to promote certain types of fan engagement in Star Wars, while at the same time policing others. …”
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Smittevern og biopolitikk i barnehagens hverdagsliv by Anne Greve, Øystein Skundberg, Solveig Østrem

“…The measures were both about discipline (removal of toys, restrictions on allowed playmates) and dissemination of knowledge and self-discipline (the children were taught to take responsibility for their own hand-washing, as well as that of the other children). …”
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«Sånn må det være nå.» Barns handlingsrom i barnehager under koronapandemien by Ellen Os, Nina Winger, Leif Hernes

“…Three types of restrictions seemed to be significant for the children’s agency: territorial restrictions (where the children could stay), material restrictions (access to toys and materials), and relational restrictions (who the children could be with). …”
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”Nytråkk” i gamle spor. Retrospektivt blikk på hverdagslivet i en småbarnsgruppe. by Nina Winger, Brit Johanne Eide

“…The children were invited back to their former day care to guide the researchers within these locations. Artifacts, toys and furniture seemed to trig their memories as “walking along”. …”
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