Transmedia Harry Potter : essays on storytelling across platforms /

Transmediation, the telling of a single story across multiple media platforms, is a relatively new phenomenon. While there has been adaptation, books to films, for example, for more than a century, modern technology and media consumption have has expanded the scope of transmediating practices. Nowhe...

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Other Authors: Bell, Christopher E., 1974- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
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Summary:Transmediation, the telling of a single story across multiple media platforms, is a relatively new phenomenon. While there has been adaptation, books to films, for example, for more than a century, modern technology and media consumption have has expanded the scope of transmediating practices. Nowhere are these more evident than within the Harry Potter universe, where a coherent world and narrative are iterated across, books, films, video games, fan fiction, art, music and more. Curated by a leading Harry Potter scholar, this collection of new essays explores the range of Potter texts across a variety of media.
Physical Description:viii, 204 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476673547
1476673543