Tag: americana

Michael Zalot, Cedar Crest College – Historic Legacy of Once-Popular Arcade Redemption Tokens

Jul 4, 2023

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The digital world is quickly bringing to an end to a lot of physicals items and tokens, but at what cost? Michael Zalot, assistant professor of business and director of the MBA program in the department of Business, Management and Economics at Cedar Crest College, discusses one such token. Michael Zalot is an assistant professor…
Andrew Wood, San Jose State University – Twilight of the Roadside Motel

Jan 2, 2017

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We’re losing part of our history. Andrew Wood, professor of communication studies at San Jose State University, details a small part of Americana that’s becoming a thing of the past. Dr. Wood has authored or co-authored books on internet communication, reality television, roadside Americana, and the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. His 2009 book City…