Horizons, the poetics and theory of the intermedia
Main description: The specific concern of this collection is linking the use of media to the larger socio-cultural processes involved in collective memory-making. The focus rests in particular on two aspects of media use: the basic dynamics of "mediation" and "remediation". The …
Persuasive and illuminating, 'A Theory of Adaptation' is a bold rethinking of how adaptation works across all media and genres that may put an end to the age-old question of whether the book was better than the movie, or the opera, or the theme park.
Biographical note: Karin Kukkonen, University of Tampere, Finland; Sonja Klimek, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
"Metalepsis refers to the crossing of boundaries between fiction and reality in narratives. This volume provides a systematic overview of metalepsis, its types and effects, in popular culture. The contributions discuss popular fiction, fan fiction, pop lyrics, comics, films, ani…
Die Beiträge dieses Sammelbandes gehen auf eine Internationale Konferenz an der Universität Hamburg zurück.Es geht in den Beiträgen um die Ausdehnung des Narratologie-Begriffs auf nichtliterarische Untersuchungsfelder. Aus transdisziplinärer Perspektive werden Phänomene des "Erz…
Biographical note: Jan Christoph Meister ist wissenschaflicher Angestellter und Projektleiter in der Forschergruppe Narratologie der Universität Hamburg. Tom Kindt ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Universität Göttingen. Wilhelm Schernus ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeite…
This anthology presents the results of the Second International Colloquium of the Narratology Research Group (Hamburg University). It engages in the exploration of approaches that broaden Narratology's realm. The contributions illustrate the transcendence.
'Transmedia Television' explores attitudes towards the dramatic changes that television has undergone since the turn of the 21st century due to the development of digital technologies. It asks to what extent audiences are embracing these changes and what 'television' means in a …
Transmedia Television uses empirical audience research to explore attitudes towards the dramatic changes that television has undergone since the turn of the twenty-first century due to the development of digital technologies. It asks to what extent audiences are embracing these …