The Retro-Futurism of Cuteness

Is it possible to conceive of a Hello Kitty Middle Ages or a Tickle Me Elmo Renaissance? The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first reference to "cute" in the sense of "attractive, pretty, charming" to 1834. More recently, Sianne Ngai has offered a critical overview of the cut...

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Other Authors: Boyle, Jen (Editor), Kao, Wan-Chuan (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Earth, Milky Way punctum books 2017
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