The Rise of Transtexts Challenges and Opportunities

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Synopsis

This volume builds on previous notions of transmedia practices to develop the concept of transtexts, in order to account for both the industrial and user-generated contributions to the cross-media expansion of a story universe. On the one hand exists industrial transmedia texts, produced by supposedly authoritative authors or entities and directed to active audiences in the aim of fostering engagement. On the other hand are fan-produced transmedia texts, primarily intended for fellow members of the fan communities, with the Internet allowing for connections and collaboration between fans. Through both case studies and more general analyses of audience participation and reception, employing the artistic, marketing, textual, industrial, cultural, social, geographical, technological, historical, financial and legal perspectives, this multidisciplinary collection aims to expand our understanding of both transmedia storytelling and fan-produced transmedia texts.

Book details

Series:: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Author:: Benjamin W.L. Derhy Kurtz, Mélanie Bourdaa
ISBN:: 9781317371045
Related ISBNs:: 9781315671741, 9780367874407, 9781138944671
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Pages:: 248
Reading age:: Not specified
Includes images:: Yes
Date of addition:: 2022-10-18
Usage restrictions:: Copyright
Copyright by:: Benjamin W. L. Derhy Kurtz, Mélanie Bourdaa
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Categories:: Art and Architecture, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Social Studies