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My book Toy Theory, held open at a page featuring an image of a Pop doll version of Buzz Lightyear as 'Mrs Nesbit' in Toy Story.

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Posted on July 4, 2025July 4, 2025 By sethgiddings

Nearly all of my publications are freely available, either open access or in ‘author’s version’ format. Please see the Publications page. And do get in touch if you have any questions or feedback: s.giddings@soton.ac.uk

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