Transmedia: Participatory Culture and
Media Convergence
The book series Transmedia: Participatory Culture and Media Convergence
provides a platform for cutting-edge research in the field of media studies, with
a strong focus on the impact of digitization, globalization, and fan culture. The
series is dedicated to publishing the highest-quality monographs (and exceptional
edited collections) on the developing social, cultural, and economic practices
surrounding media convergence and audience participation. The term ‘media
convergence’ relates to the complex ways in which the production, distribution,
and consumption of contemporary media are affected by digitization, while
‘participatory culture’ refers to the changing relationship between media
producers and their audiences.
Interdisciplinary by its very definition, the series will provide a publishing
platform for international scholars doing new and critical research in relevant
fields. While the main focus will be on contemporary media culture, the
series is also open to research that focuses on the historical forebears of digital
convergence culture, including histories of fandom, cross- and transmedia
franchises, reception studies and audience ethnographies, and critical
approaches to the culture industry and commodity culture.
Series editors
Dan Hassler-Forest, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Matt Hills, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Editorial Board
– Mark Bould, University of West of England, United Kingdom
– Timothy Corrigan, University of Pennsylvania, United States
– Henry Jenkins, University of Southern California, United States
– Julia Knight, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
– Simone Murray, Monash University, Australia
– Roberta Pearson, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
– John Storey, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
– William Uricchio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
– Sherryl Vint, University of California, Riverside, United States
– Eckart Voigts, Braunschweig Institute of Technology, Germany
Media Convergence
The book series Transmedia: Participatory Culture and Media Convergence
provides a platform for cutting-edge research in the field of media studies, with
a strong focus on the impact of digitization, globalization, and fan culture. The
series is dedicated to publishing the highest-quality monographs (and exceptional
edited collections) on the developing social, cultural, and economic practices
surrounding media convergence and audience participation. The term ‘media
convergence’ relates to the complex ways in which the production, distribution,
and consumption of contemporary media are affected by digitization, while
‘participatory culture’ refers to the changing relationship between media
producers and their audiences.
Interdisciplinary by its very definition, the series will provide a publishing
platform for international scholars doing new and critical research in relevant
fields. While the main focus will be on contemporary media culture, the
series is also open to research that focuses on the historical forebears of digital
convergence culture, including histories of fandom, cross- and transmedia
franchises, reception studies and audience ethnographies, and critical
approaches to the culture industry and commodity culture.
Series editors
Dan Hassler-Forest, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Matt Hills, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Editorial Board
– Mark Bould, University of West of England, United Kingdom
– Timothy Corrigan, University of Pennsylvania, United States
– Henry Jenkins, University of Southern California, United States
– Julia Knight, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
– Simone Murray, Monash University, Australia
– Roberta Pearson, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
– John Storey, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
– William Uricchio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
– Sherryl Vint, University of California, Riverside, United States
– Eckart Voigts, Braunschweig Institute of Technology, Germany