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- New Narratives: Stories and Storytelling in the Digital Age
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: University of Nebraska Press
- Series: Frontiers of Narrative
summary
Just as the explosive growth of digital media has led to ever-expanding narrative possibilities and practices, so these new electronic modes of storytelling have, in their own turn, demanded a rapid and radical rethinking of narrative theory. This timely volume takes up the challenge, deeply and broadly considering the relationship between digital technology and narrative theory in the face of the changing landscape of computer-mediated communication.
New Narratives reflects the diversity of its subject by bringing together some of the foremost practitioners and theorists of digital narratives. It extends the range of digital subgenres examined by narrative theorists to include forms that have become increasingly prominent, new examples of experimental hypertext, and contemporary video games. The collection also explicitly draws connections between the development of narrative theory, technological innovation, and the use of narratives in particular social and cultural contexts.
Finally, New Narratives focuses on how the tools provided by new technologies may be harnessed to provide new ways of both producing and theorizing narrative. Truly interdisciplinary, the book offers broad coverage of contemporary narrative theory, including frameworks that draw from classical and postclassical narratology, linguistics, and media studies.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- p. vii
- List of Tables
- p. viii
- Introduction
- pp. 1-16
- 1 From Synesthesia to Multimedia
- pp. 19-34
- 2 The Interactive Onion
- pp. 35-62
- 4 Seeing through the Blue Nowhere
- pp. 83-100
- Part 2 New Architectures
- p. 101
- 5 Curveship
- pp. 103-119
- 7 From (W)reader to Breather
- pp. 138-152
- 8 Songlines in the Streets
- pp. 153-169
- 9 Narrative Supplements
- pp. 170-184
- Part 3 New Practices
- 10 All Together Now
- pp. 187-204
- 11 “Update Soon!”
- pp. 205-219
- 12 Blogging on the Body
- pp. 220-238
- 13 Using the Force
- pp. 239-253
- Contributors
- p. 281
Additional Information
ISBN
9780803238367
Related ISBN(s)
9780803217867
MARC Record
OCLC
809536920
Pages
296
Launched on MUSE
2012-09-21
Language
English
Open Access
No