INTRODUCTION: What is Literary Media?

Authors: Ensslin, A., Round, J. and Thomas, B.

Pages: 1-14

DOI: 10.4324/9781003119739-1

Abstract:

The impacts of new publishing materialities become apparent when considering literary media. Smartphones and other portable devices also provide new points of access to reading and playing literary media. Literary media examines media ecosystems or ecologies that are shaped by a ‘convergence of literary, visual, and material cultures’. Most studies relevant to literary media look beyond traditional literary criticism to media and cultural studies, cultural sociology, and book history to better understand how the transformation is taking place with respect to cultural and creative industries, shifts in cultural authority, and empowerment of readers and audiences. There are many other movements and influences shaping the emerging understanding of what literary media can and might mean. Meanwhile, TV continues to provide an important platform for the literary, for example broadcasting live the annual Booker Prize event, or providing literary programming from the author interview to television book clubs. Finally, the chapter also provides an overview of this book.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38967/

Source: Scopus