The World of the Walking Dead

ISBN-13: 9781032093710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 132 str.

Matthew Freeman

Opis

An accessible introduction to the world of The Walking Dead, this book looks across platforms and analytical frameworks to characterize the fictional world of The Walking Dead and how its audiences make use of it.

Spis treści

Introduction: Beyond Literary and Media World-building  1. Comics and Television: Historiographical World-building  2. Augmented Television: Sociological World-building  3. Social Media: Religious World-building  4. Mobile Games: Philosophical World-building  Conclusion: Towards a Transdisciplinary World-building Framework

O autorze

Matthew Freeman is Reader in Multiplatform Media and Co-Director of The Centre for Media Research at Bath Spa University, UK. His research concentrates on cultures of media production across the borders of platforms, cultures, industries, and history, publishing extensively on the cultural histories and industrial workings of transmediality. He has also published on such topics as media branding, convergence cultures, and methodological approaches to media industry studies.