Narrative Theory, Literature, and New Media

Narrative Minds and Virtual Worlds

Mari Hatavara, Matti Hyvärinen, Maria Mäkelä , Frans Mäyrä

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Routledge
02 July 2015

Literary theory; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Media studies

Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature

Offering an interdisciplinary approach to narrative, this book investigates storyworlds and minds in narratives across media, from literature to digital games and reality TV, from online sadomasochism to oral history databases, and from horror to hallucinations. It addresses two core questions of contemporary narrative theory, inspired by recent cognitive-scientific developments: what kind of a construction is a storyworld, and what kind of mental functioning can be embedded in it? Minds and worlds become essential facets of making sense and interpreting narratives as the book asks how story-internal minds relate to the mind external to the storyworld, that is, the mind processing the story. With essays from social scientists, literary scholars, linguists, and scholars from interactive media studies answering these topical questions, the collection brings diverse disciplines into dialogue, providing new openings for genuinely transdisciplinary narrative theory. The wide-ranging selection of materials analyzed in the book promotes knowledge on the latest forms of cultural and social meaning-making through narrative, necessary for navigating the contemporary, mediatized cultural landscape. The combination of theoretical reflection and empirical analysis makes this book an invaluable resource for scholars and advanced students in fields including literary studies, social sciences, art, media, and communication.

Edited by: Mari Hatavara, Matti Hyvärinen, Maria Mäkelä, Frans Mäyrä
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 512g
ISBN: 9781138854147
ISBN 10: 113885414X
Series: Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature
Pages: 314
Publication Date: 02 July 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mari Hatavara is Professor of Finnish Literature at the University of Tampere, Finland Matti Hyvärinen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Tampere, Finland Maria Mäkelä is Senior Lecturer of Comparative Literature at the University of Tampere, Finland Frans Mäyrä is Professor of Information Studies and Interactive Media at the University of Tampere, Finland