Everything about Mickey Mouse
Disney cartoon character and mascot
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime corporate icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company and a figurehead of American animation, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white gloves. He is often depicted with a cast of characters including his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet dog Pluto, his best friends Donald Duck and Goofy, and his nemesis Pete. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Mickey MouseA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Investigating enhanced interfacial adhesion in multi-material filament 3D printing: a comparative study of t and Mickey Mouse geometriesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller #1)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: When Mickey Loses Face: Recontextualization, Semantic Fit, and the Semiotics of ForeignnessCited 1,067 times
- Go sideways: Plane CrazyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Steamboat WillieA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
Noun The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a honeyeater endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia. A young bull, especially one which is unbranded and running wild; a bullock.
Noun The noisy miner (Manorina melanocephala), a honeyeater endemic to eastern and southeastern Australia.
Noun A young bull, especially one which is unbranded and running wild; a bullock.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
When Mickey Loses Face: Recontextualization, Semantic Fit, and the Semiotics of Foreignness
A Disneyland Dilemma: Two-Part Tariffs for a Mickey Mouse Monopoly
Memories of Mickey Mouse: Young children recount their trip to disneyworld
Self-assembly of “Mickey Mouse” shaped colloids into tube-like structures: experiments and simulations
The ‘Mickey Mouse’ sign and the diagnosis of anencephaly in early pregnancy
Mickey D’s Has More Street Cred Than McDonald’s: Consumer Brand Nickname Use Signals Information Authenticity
“Not a little Mickey Mouse thing”: How experienced counselling psychologists describe the significance of personal therapy in clinical practice and training. Some results from an interpretative phenomenological analysis
Theory and strategies of anthropomorphic brand characters from Peter Rabbit, Mickey Mouse, and Ronald McDonald, to Hello Kitty
🆕 Influential since 2022
Investigating enhanced interfacial adhesion in multi-material filament 3D printing: a comparative study of t and Mickey Mouse geometries
Mickey mouse-shaped laminated paper-based analytical device in simultaneous total cholesterol and glucose determination in whole blood
Thermophilic Magnetotactic Bacteria from Mickey Hot Springs, an Arsenic-Rich Hydrothermal System in Oregon
Overall morbidity after total minimally invasive keyhole oesophagectomy versus hybrid oesophagectomy (the MICkey trial): study protocol for a multicentre randomized controlled trial
Mickey Goes to Haiti and Leaves: Disney's Transnational Quest for Cheap Labor in the post-Cold War Era
📚 Books worth reading
The Lincoln Lawyer (Mickey Haller #1)Michael Connelly · 1895
Seconds AwayHarlan Coben · 2012
FoundHarlan Coben · 2014
The steam pigJames McClure · 1971
The caterpillar copJames McClure · 1972
SnakeJames McClure · 1975
Life is too shortMickey Rooney · 1991
Mickey MouseWalt Disney Productions, Floyd Gottfredson · 1978
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