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Welcome!
On this site you'll find info on recent and past talks, papers,
& research.
BOOKS
(available online):
2nd edition. January 2021
Disney
Stories: Getting to Digital
Representations of Disability in Video Games
Physical Play and Children's Digital Games
Interactivity, Collaboration, and Authoring in Social Media
Engaging Imagination and Developing Creativity in Education
Areas of Research
History of children's narrative from 1000
Characteristics
of narrative engagement in print & in games (such as interactivity
& agency)
Children's
changing perception of narrative once they enter school
Myth
of Narrative Climax: the Subjugation of Narrative
Imaginative approaches to literacy in the 1700s
Disney stories from the 1920s to now
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They bring knowledge, shape our views, and connect us to others through communication technology. Today it's virtual reality documentaries, video games, and social media.
Millennia ago it was hieroglyphics.
Have a look:
Here you will find intormation on the many strategies developed over centuries for using narrative to communicate. Of special interest: Disney stories, children's video games, social media narrative, representation of diversity.
Click on the pictures to get dig deeper!
Quick Bio:
Who is Krystina Madej, Phd?
An author, historian, educator, and communications strategist who looks at how humans adapt their narratives to changing technology - from today’s fast paced social media to yesterday’s cave art, and shape our thinking. Of special interest are Disney's stories across all media since the 1920s and children's narrative-based video games. Most recently she’s researched how representation of disability in children’s video games maps against child development for the book “Fragile Avatars: Representation of Disability in Video Games” released in November 2021. She’s recently retired from Georgia Tech after ten years of teaching about narrative. Her academic books include “Interactivity, Collaboration, and Authoring in Social Media,” “Physical Play and Children’s Digital Game,” and a second edition of “Disney Stories: Getting to Digital” with Newton Lee. She has also edited the collection of essays, “Engaging Imagination and Developing Creativity.” Previous to her academic career she was a communications and design strategist creating programs and exhibits for government, industry, business, and museums.
Checkout LinkedIn, Academia, and ResearchGate
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