World of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood

Mark J. P. Wolf is a Full Professor and Department Chair of the Communication Department at Concordia University, Wisconsin. His books include Abstracting Reality, The Medium of the Video Game, Virtual Morality, The Video Game Explosion, Myst and Riven: The World of the D'ni, Before the Crash, Encyclopedia of Video Games, Building Imaginary Worlds, The LEGO Studies Reader, and Video Games Around the World. With Bernard Perron, he is the co-editor of The Video Game Theory Reader 1 and 2, and the Landmark Video Game book series.

• Chapter 1. Welcome to the NeighborhoodEarly Children’s TelevisionA Typical Day in the NeighborhoodVisual Style and Performance StyleSerious Play and Playful SeriousnessChapter 2. A History of Mister Rogers’ NeighborhoodRogers’ Early CareerFrom Misterogers to Mister Rogers’ NeighborhoodThe Post-Hiatus YearsChapter 3. The Neighborhoods: Interconnected Spaces and PlacesThe "Real" Neighborhoods: Pittsburgh and the Television NeighborhoodThe Neighborhood of Make-Believe and Surrounding AreasWorld-building and Intertextual ReferencesChapter 4. The Neighbors: A Diverse Sociological and Ontological SpectrumGender, Race, Ethnicity, and MoreA Diverse Ontological SpectrumA Neighbor Just Like You: Interpersonal Conflict and ResolutionChapter 5. "And I’ll Have More Ideas for You": Ideology and the NeighborhoodSlowness, Silence, and ReflectionFinding the Value in OthersFreshness of Vision: Through the Eyes of a ChildChapter 6. Mister Rogers’ LegacyProjects Concurrent with Mister Rogers’ NeighborhoodAfter the NeighborhoodList of EpisodesResourcesNotes