Perryman – Literature Overview
Examining a 2008 article by Neil Perryman to aid in demonstrating Henry Jenkins’ concept of “transmedia storytelling” in Doctor Who.
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Doctor Who Contextualized
Contextualizing Doctor Who in preparation for investigating Henry Jenkins’ concept of “Convergence Culture” and “Transmedia Storytelling”.
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Henry Jenkins – Midpoint Summary
A midpoint summary in a series investigating Henry Jenkins’ concepts of “Convergence Culture” and “Transmedia Storytelling”.
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Fanfiction – Henry Jenkins
Authors of fanfiction can take extratextual themes and concepts and turn them into stories of their own and these stories are shared online.
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Star Trek Fandom – Henry Jenkins
What does it mean to be a Star Trek fan? Is fanfiction considered “official”, when they are not held to the same restrictions as official stories?
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Fan Culture – Henry Jenkins
Investigating how Henry Jenkins defines fandom in their books Convergence Culture (2006) and Textual Poachers (2013).
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Henry Jenkins – Convergence Culture and Transmedia Storytelling
Introducing a series of posts investigating Henry Jenkins’ concepts of Convergence Culture and Transmedia Storytelling.
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The Uncanny: Freud’s Psychoanalytical Theory
Examining Sigmun Freud’s psychoanalytical theory of The Uncanny (Freud, 2003) and applying it to various film and television examples.
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Final Girl theory
Investigating Final Girl Theory and applying it to horror films such as Friday the 13th (1980), Halloween (1978), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974).
Genre characteristics in Halloween (1978)
Investigating how Halloween (1978) displays genre characteristics and applying theoretical approaches to support it being classified within the horror genre.
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