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[Commlist] New Book: Transmedia/Genre: Rethinking Genre in a Multiplatform Culture

Thu Feb 23 08:32:36 GMT 2023




New book:

*Transmedia/Genre: Rethinking Genre in a Multiplatform Culture*

*_By Matthew Freeman and Anthony N. Smith_*

This book brings genre back to the forefront of the current transmedia trend. Genres are perhaps the most innately transmedial of media constructs, formed as they are from all kinds of industrial, technological and discursive phenomena. Yet, few have considered how genre works in a multiplatform context. This book does precisely that, making a uniquely transmedial contribution to the study of genre in the age of media convergence. The book interrogates how industrial, technological and participatory transformations of digital platforms and emerging technologies reshape workings of genre. The authors consider franchises such as Star Wars, streaming platforms such as Netflix, catch-up services such as ITV Hub, creative technologies such as virtual reality, and beyond. In setting the stage for the revival of genre theory in contemporary transmedia scholarship, this book pushes forward understandings of multiplatform media and the emerging form and function of genre across contemporary culture.

/Review:/
"This excellent and innovative book uses genre theory to broaden the context in which academics have considered the production, operation and reception of transmedia storytelling. Previous scholarship has tended to focus solely on the science fiction and fantasy genres, but Freeman and Smith convincingly argue that many genres, from comedy to docudrama, help to link storyworlds across different platforms. The authors also demonstrate that specific platforms can transform genre characteristics in unexpected ways." /– Roberta Pearson, Professor Emerita, Film and Television Studies, University of Nottingham/

*Matthew Freeman* is Reader in Multiplatform Media at Bath Spa University, UK, where he is Research Lead for Film & Media and Course Leader for BA (Hons) Media Communications. He is the author/editor of eight books on topics such as transmedia and media industries. Beyond academia, he is the Founder of Immersive Promotion Design, a marketing consultancy for the immersive sector.

*Anthony N. Smith* is Lecturer in Television Theory at the University of Salford, UK. He has published articles in /New Media & Society/, /Critical Studies in Television/ and beyond. He is also co-editor of /Storytelling in the Media Convergence Age: Exploring Screen Narratives/ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and author of /Storytelling Industries: Narrative Production in the 21st Century/ (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).

/Table of Contents:/

1. Introduction or: Why We Still Need Genre

*Part I: Media Conglomerates*

2. Transmedia Superhero: Marvel, Genre Divergence and Captain America

3. Transmedia Western: Lucasfilm, Genre Linking and /The Mandalorian/

*Part II: Digital Platforms*

4. Transmedia Horror: Netflix, Genre Empowerment and /Stranger Things /

5. Transmedia Docudrama: ITV Hub, Genre Democratisation and /Quiz /

6. Transmedia Comedy: BBC Three, Genre Distribution and /Pls Like/

7. Transmedia Fantasy-JRPG: Kickstarter, Genre Leveraging and /Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes /

*Part III: Emerging Technologies*

8. Transmedia War: Virtual Reality, Genre Embodiment and /The Day the World Changed /

9. Transmedia Science Fiction: Deepfake Technology, Genre Fictioning and /Reminiscence/

10. Conclusion: Towards a Conceptual Framework of Transmedia Genre

/Published by Palgrave Macmillan and available in softcover or ebook format at:/ https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15583-3 <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15583-3>


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