Doctor who and the convergence of media: A case study in 'transmedia storytelling'

Convergence

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-39

  Perryman, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convergence culture; Cultural memes; Interactive television; Mobile media; Participatory culture; Transmedia storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049439803     PISSN: 13548565     EISSN: 17487382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1354856507084417     Document Type: Article

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