A year with Lizzie:
How transmedia storytelling brought Jane Austen into the 21st century
Open Access
Author:
Thompson, Jennifer Rebecca
Area of Honors:
Information Sciences and Technology
Degree:
Bachelor of Science
Document Type:
Thesis
Thesis Supervisors:
Gerald Santoro, Thesis Supervisor Andrea H Tapia, Thesis Honors Advisor
Keywords:
Transmedia Transmedia Storytelling Jane Austen Lizzie Bennet The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Abstract:
This paper will examine the Lizzie Bennet Diaries as an example of Transmedia Storytelling. It will present a few previous examples of Transmedia projects before providing a working definition of the term Transmedia Storytelling. Based on data from a survey and observation, the paper will examine how the Lizzie Bennet Diaries uses various media platforms, the creative team behind the series, the fan community, the blurred lines between fiction and reality, and some of the challenges inherent in the series before discussion what projects such as the Lizzie Bennet Diaries suggest about the future of media.