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What is Canon

Chapter 15
Exploring Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom
The arbitrary and culturally agreed-upon perennial texts that represent a particular mode/medium of storytelling.
Published in Chapter:
Traveling Across Media: Comics and Adaptations
Jason D. DeHart (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4313-2.ch015
Abstract
This chapter examines the phenomenon of comics and graphic novels being adapted to other media, including film, as well as the movement to comics form from media forms. The affordances of the comics medium are examined. Descriptive in nature, the chapter features descriptions of particular titles and their adaptations that have been part of the author's reading and teaching practice. Additionally, the chapter draws upon an interview with an author/artist who engages in adaptation work before concluding with implications for educational practice.
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Chapter 9
Transmedia and the Vagueness of Narrative Structure
Canon is the first step in the operation of transmedia. It is the basis of the inter-media transfer process of the main story. Canon is a group of texts in which the main story is discussed and evaluated among fan groups. In this way, both the story proves itself against the users and the users contribute to the construction of the narrative they follow.
Published in Chapter: Transmedia and the Vagueness of Narrative Structure; From: Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Strategies
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Chapter 4
Playing With the Dead: Transmedia Narratives and the Walking Dead Games
The material that is accepted as officially a part of an individual universe or story. In the case of The Walking Dead , the comics create the first official material while the television series creates its own material.
Published in Chapter: Playing With the Dead: Transmedia Narratives and the Walking Dead Games; From: Handbook of Research on Transmedia Storytelling and Narrative Strategies
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Chapter 1
Why Can't I Just Use the Classics?: Bringing Diverse Books to Teachers and Librarians
A group of books generally identified as central to a shared cultural experience of literature.
Published in Chapter: Why Can't I Just Use the Classics?: Bringing Diverse Books to Teachers and Librarians; From: Handbook of Research on Teaching Diverse Youth Literature to Pre-Service Professionals
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