Cosmic Play

Mary repeatedly takes the children into new spaces, wanting them to have more than just a “banking education,” Paulo Freire's term for educa

These dynamic are also at play within Mary Poppins: George represents the gerontomorphic strategy, while Winifred and the children would be

Shulman (1997) notes that in 1969, Westcott saw two widespread strategies that crossed all life, both biological and cultural, which Westcot

Now let us get a bit more “gamey” and bring in some more “properties” from the Cosmic Game.

During the opening credits, Mary Poppins is seated, floating on a cloud, a brief allusion to the imaginal realm, a Neptunian world of dreams

In the spring of 2003, I was assisting with an art project at my friend’s daughter’s elementary school in Malibu, California, the site of my

When Michael Banks says to his sister, “I told you she was tricky” he was absolutely correct.

Mary Poppins was called “Disney’s Masterpiece,” not only because it was a smashing success, but because in Mary Poppins, Disney used all of