Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part Three)

Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part Three)

Meet Molly. She was gifted to me during the seven weeks I spent this summer teaching, lecturing, and doing field work on fan culture in China. She is a product readily available at any of the Pop Mart stores in Shanghai. Across this post, I am going to explore some of the different ways we might make sense of Molly as an embodiment of Chinese fan culture.

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Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part Two)

Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part Two)

Meet Molly. She was gifted to me during the seven weeks I spent this summer teaching, lecturing, and doing field work on fan culture in China. She is a product readily available at any of the Pop Mart stores in Shanghai. Across this post, I am going to explore some of the different ways we might make sense of Molly as an embodiment of Chinese fan culture.

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Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part One)

Contemplating Molly: Notes on Pop-Mart Toys (Part One)

Meet Molly. She was gifted to me during the seven weeks I spent this summer teaching, lecturing, and doing field work on fan culture in China. She is a product readily available at any of the Pop Mart stores in Shanghai. Across this post, I am going to explore some of the different ways we might make sense of Molly as an embodiment of Chinese fan culture.

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