The Revolution in Transmedia Storytelling through Place

This book proposes that the theory and practice of transmedia storytelling must be re-considered from a social impact and community development perspective, and that time has come for a rigorous critique of the limited ways in which it has been commonly represented.

Autorentext

Donna Hancox is an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Practice at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. Her research is focussed on transformative creative practice and social impact, particularly the role of stories and creative technology in supporting healthy and inclusive communities.

Inhalt

Introduction ; 1. Stories everywhere ; 2. Pervasive hope and place: Welcome to Pine Point and Firestorm ; 3. Making worlds: Participating in imaginary places ; 4. Embodied and uncanny places: It Must Have Been Dark By Then and Breathe ; 5. That place and those people: Documenting from the outside ; 6. From the inside: Situated stories and representation ; Conclusion