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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.

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I dunno, it's pretty wild for Wash U to pay for a study arguing my humanities degree from them was just indoctrination and then send me a letter asking for donations.

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This is that book, just FYI. :) www.bloomsbury.com/us/disney-pa...

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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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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

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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Dr Rebecca Williams @augustaquarius.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

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...

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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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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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.”

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I have just learned about this book and the cover is amazing and I must read it.

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

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.

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

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.

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

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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Tom Robson, An Extraordinarily Brilliant Person @thomasmrobson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Another day. Another book manuscript submitted. Cheers to me and @jkokai.bsky.social!

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

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)?

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Jenny Kokai @jkokai.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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...

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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...

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