Books bleeding out of the screen: engaging with imaginary books on screen through replicas
Sezen, Tonguc (2023) Books bleeding out of the screen: engaging with imaginary books on screen through replicas. Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies, 19 (3). pp. 286-304. ISSN 1749-8716
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Imaginary books are books that do not exist except as components of other fictional narratives. This paper surveys the complex interplay between imaginary books featured in screen narratives and physical books written to replicate them. The paper first discusses the functions and portrayals of imaginary books on screen. It explores different approaches to transforming imaginary books, especially imaginary books of fiction into official diegetic extensions as part of transmedia storytelling practices. It then examines how fans replicate imaginary books physically and textually based on these portrayals. It concludes with a discussion of how these transformations provide alternative readings of screen narratives.
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