Hélène Meyer-Roudet, Petites bêtes de tout poil ! Jouer avec l’animal de l’Antiquité à nos jours by Olivier Berger

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Les gadgets de Pif : de l’éducation au plaisir de jouer. Retour sur des années de création au Service gadget, 1969-1984 by Juliette Ronsin

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Du jeune lecteur-collectionneur au concepteur de gadgets pour l’enfance : entretien avec Philippe Baumet by Lucas Profillet

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Le mobilier funéraire exceptionnel d’une sépulture d’enfant du ier siècle apr. J.-C. à proximité du chef-lieu de la cité arverne by Ivy Thomson, Stéphanie Bigot, Laurence Lautier, Jemima Dunkley

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Jouer à travailler. Idiome figuratif des groupes professionnels et figements narratifs du travail chez les figurines pour enfants by Michaël Meyer

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Choisir ses jouets : les aspects matériels dans la décision des enfants by Gilles Brougère

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Chacun sa croix. Retour sur une énigme de l’iconographie grecque by Alexandra Attia

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Neon Genesis Evangelion ou la déconstruction du robot anime by Bounthavy Suvilay

“…Standing out from the traditional representation of giant robots generally imposed by toy makers, Neon Genesis Evangelion’s creatures blend science, religion and psychoanalysis in a plot that reflects the attitude of the SF amateurs and the position of the director of the series within the Japanese animation industry. …”
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Apprendre l’hygiène by Stéphanie Korn

“…The toiletry sets are not merely toys, however, and were designed to teach children the rudiments of hygiene within the family setting. …”
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Poupées grecques en images : du jeu au rite by Véronique Dasen, Annie Verbanck-Piérard

“…This group allows us to re-examine the function of these objects outside the sphere of toys and simple entertainment. Different levels of interpretation are combined around such figurines that evoke rites of passage related to Artemis, the benefits of Aphrodite and the dark Hades, the destiny of the bride.…”
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Ceci n’est pas un gadget : Pif Gadget et la merveille sous cellophane by Bertrand Tillier

“…Questions of reading and popular culture were shifted to those of learning through toys or games, to constitute a material and visual culture for the masses, who took hold of them in the long term, to the point of making these small objects part of their heritage.…”
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The uses of small things and the semiotics of Greek miniature objects by Oliver Pilz

“…Previous research has downplayed the role of miniature objects by interpreting them as cheap offerings by lower social strata or as children’s toys. Nevertheless, the meaning and function of miniature objects cannot be understood appropriately without considering that these items are symbolically related to various conceptions and beliefs in Greek society. …”
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Science-Fiction : Harald Szeemann et l'imaginaire SF by Damien Airault

“…With more than 4000 objects exhibited, mainly books, pulps and fanzines, but also works of art, toys, fashion and scientific items, surrounded by pop music, these shows allowed the curator to experiment trans-disciplinarity in a very innovative and inedite way. …”
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Jeu, matérialité et politique chez Walter Benjamin by Federico Tarragoni

“…Benjamin outlines a phenomenology of play in his work on childhood – which is scattered among general philosophical remarks, the social and cultural history of toys, and educational discussions of the emancipation of the child. …”
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Cadrer sans yeux by Barbara Grespi

“…The article suggests some genealogical lines of this gesture, following the complex affective component of which it is imbued: the desire for control, that is expressed in the act of taking aim and potentially “shooting”, and the desire for magic, which is in part the pleasure of playing: using optical toys, a practice which belong to the prehistory of cinema, but also gambling in the amusement arcades, which involves taking a risk and confronting chance. …”
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