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- World Building
- 2017
- Book
- Published by: Amsterdam University Press
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Thanks to modern technology, we are now living in an age of multiplatform fictional worlds, as television, film, the Internet, graphic novels, toys, and more facilitate the creation of diverse yet compact imaginary universes, which are often recognizable as brands and exhibit well-defined identities. This volume, situated at the cutting edge of media theory, explores this phenomenon from both theoretical and practical perspectives, uncovering how the construction of these worlds influences our own determination of values and meaning in contemporary society.
Table of Contents
- Half-Title, Title, Copyright
- pp. 1-4
- Table of Contents
- pp. 5-8
- Introduction: Worlds, Today
- pp. 9-28
- Section 1: Theories of World Building
- 1. The Aesthetics of Proliferation
- pp. 29-46
- 2. Building Science-Fiction Worlds
- pp. 47-61
- Section 2: Economies of World Building
- Section 3: Immersion
- Section 4: Media as World-Building Devices
- Section 5: Appropriations and Fan Practices
Additional Information
ISBN
9789048525317
Related ISBN
9789089647566
MARC Record
OCLC
1111354422
Pages
380
Launched on MUSE
2019-08-04
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
