Helle Strandgaard Jensen

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Historian of contemporary cultural history at Aarhus University (Denmark). Also wife, mother, feminist, and rower. She/her.

Author of Sesame Street: A Transnational History (OUP 2023) and From Superman to Social Realism: Children’s Media and Scandinavian Childhood (JB 2017).

Co-director of Center for Digital History Aarhus.

Finished my PhD at the EUI in Florence in 2013, but still miss the food, the sunshine, and the landscape.

#histodons #sesamestreet

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ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-9586
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Helle Strandgaard JensenApr 17, 2023

My article for WaPo's Made By History section.

A little snippet from the overall argument in my new book 'Sesame Street. A Transnational History.'

Should children’s entertainment be tweaked to reflect today’s norms?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/04/11/childrens-entertainment-sesame-street-germany/

Should children’s entertainment be tweaked to reflect today’s norms?

Children’s entertainment always embodies local values.

The Washington Post
Helle Strandgaard JensenApr 7, 2023

Exactly 10 years after I defended my PhD (see📸) I will return to my alma mater, European University Institute, to talk about my second book:

"Sesame Street. A Transnational History" (Oxford University Press, 2023)

It is April 13, 3-5 pm (UTC +2). If you aren't in Florence😊, you can join on ZOOM: https://www.eui.eu/events?id=558112

Find the book here (30% off w code AAFLYG6)

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sesame-street-9780197554166?cc=us&lang=en&

@histodons #sesamestreet

Sesame Street: A Transnational History

In this talk, Helle Strandgaard Jensen (Aarhus University) will present her new book "Sesame Street: A Transnational History".

European University Institute
Helle Strandgaard JensenMar 10, 2023

This is cover of my new book coming out in April.
It is a challenge to existing histories of Sesame Street.
I spend 8 years writing it, and would ❤️ for it to be read and reviewed.

Should you wish to review it, let me know by replying to this post and I'll make sure you get a copy.

If you want to buy it use code AAFLYG6 on OUP's website and get 30% off
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/sesame-street-9780197554166?cc=us&lang=en&

Please help me spread the word 🙏
#SesameStreet @histodons
@bookstodon

Sesame Street

In Sesame Street: A Transnational History, author Helle Strandgaard Jensen tells the story of how the American television show became a global brand. Jensen argues that because the show's domestic production was not financially viable from the beginning, Sesame Street became a commodity that its producers assertively marketed all over the world.

Helle Strandgaard JensenDec 13, 2022

The cover of my new book. Out in 2023 with Oxford University Press.

I'm extremely proud. It's exactly the book I wanted to write.

Follow for teasers and favourite quotes during the next couple of months. But beware, it's not a fairytale or straightforward success story.

#sesamestreet #SesameStreet_ATransnationalHistory
@histodons

Helle Strandgaard JensenDec 5, 2022
So the title of my new book was printed in a national newspaper. Feels very real. #SesameStreet_ATransnationalHistory