Participant Info
- First Name
- Abby
- Last Name
- Whitaker
- Country
- United States
- State
- PA Pennsylvania
- abby.whitaker@temple.edu
- Affiliation
- Temple University
- Website URL
- www.abbywhitaker.com
- Keywords
- U.S. 20th Century, Political History, Urban History, Cultural History, Pop Culture, Media Studies, Gender, Sesame Street
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- PhD
- PhD
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
I am a Ph.D. candidate in history at Temple University, working on a dissertation about post-1960s political history as we can understand it through Sesame Street. My research interests include political, cultural, and urban history, media studies and popular culture, childhood studies, and all things Sesame Street.
- Recent Publications
“Supply chain issues could fuel a holiday toy craze,” Washington Post: Made By History, November 26, 2021, https://wapo.st/3141OS.
“‘Sesame Street’ corporate deals have upset fans. But they keep the show alive,” Washington Post: Made By History, July 15, 2021, https://wapo.st/2VOT13B.
“Why we need Mister Rogers, Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch now more than ever,” Washington Post: Made by History, December 12, 2019, https://wapo.st/3cqw9vr.
“How ‘Sesame Street’ Surrendered in the Culture Wars,” Washington Post: Made by History, October 4, 2018, https://wapo.st/2EscLSl.
- Media Coverage
- Social Media
- @buffaloabby
- Country Focus
- United States
- Expertise by Geography
- United States
- Expertise by Chronology
- 20th century, 21st century
- Expertise by Topic
- Children & Youth, Family, Gender, Politics, Race, Urban History
