Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Helgesen, Espen"
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Facing the Future. Online Sociality and Emerging Forms of Play among Children in Norway
Helgesen, Espen (Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-09)Young people in Norway have never experienced a world without the internet. This thesis explores uses of digital technology in children’s lives, and draws on fieldwork among eight- and nine-year olds in Kristiansand to ... -
Miku's Mask: Fictional Encounters in Children's Costume Play
Helgesen, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-03)Children’s engagement with Japanese toys and fictional characters has taken on new significance in the age of YouTube. Drawing on ethnographic research on technology-mediated play among 8- and 9-year-olds in Norway, this ... -
"Why Do You Write Your Name Long Like That?" Language and Literacy in a San Francisco Kindergarten
Helgesen, Espen (Master thesis, 2008)In this thesis I investigate the role of language awareness in early literacy, and argue that skills acquired when becoming literate can provide resources for manipulating social as well as textual relations. Based on ...