Transmediating the Whedonverse(s): Essays on Texts, Paratexts, and Metatexts (1st ed. 2019)

By: Juliette C. Kitchens and Julie L. Hawk

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Synopsis: This book explores the transmedial nature of the storyworlds created by and/or affiliated with television auteur, writer, and filmmaker, Joss Whedon. As such, the book addresses the ways in which Whedon’s storyworlds, or ‘verses, employ transmedia, both intrinsically as texts and extrinsically as these texts are consumed and, in some cases, reworked, by audiences. This collection walks readers through fan and scholar-fan engagement, intrinsic textual transmediality, and Whedon’s lasting influence on televisual and transmedia texts. In closing, the editors argue for the need to continue research into how the Whedonverse(s) lend themselves to transmedial study, engage audiences in ways that take advantage of multiple media, and encourage textual internalization of these engagements within audiences.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030246167
Related ISBNs:: 9783030246150
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 11/22/19
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Juliette C. Kitchens
Edited by:: Julie L. Hawk