Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture

Frontiers of Narrative

by Jan-Noel Thon

Narratives are everywhere—and since a significant part of contemporary media culture is defined by narrative forms, media studies need a genuinely transmedial narratology. Against this background, Transmedial Narratology and Contemporary Media Culture focuses on the intersubjective construction of storyworlds as well as on prototypical forms of narratorial and subjective representation. 

This book provides not only a method for the analysis of salient transmedial strategies of narrative representation in contemporary films, comics, and video games but also a theoretical frame within which medium-specific approaches from literary and film narratology, from comics studies and game studies, and from various other strands of media and cultural studies may be applied to further our understanding of narratives across media.
              

 

558 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2016

Reviews

[Barbara M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very profound theoretical work that shows extensive knowledge of media-specific theories an amalgamates them well. Convincing examples. Nevertheless. The book would have benefitted from some visualizations (graphs, tables) - and a real conclusion in addition the "roads not (yet) taken would have a treat for the readers. I found it very interesting, that the author's style of writing is very close to an oral presentation. Lots of first person personal pronouns.