Transmedia Intertextual Systems as a pedagogical strategy: From The Walking Dead® to The Odyssey

Authors

  • Diego Montoya Bermúdez Universidad EAFIT (Colombia)
  • Miguel Arango Marín Universidad EAFIT (Colombia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2015.n5.01

Keywords:

Transmedia Storytelling, Intertextual RelationshipsI, Transmedia Intertextual, Systems, Transmedia Education, Convergence Culture

Abstract

This paper approach the study of transmedia phenomenon as a set of relationships that involves not only intertextual narrative conditions, but also anthropological. With two goals: first, to structure a system that serves intertextual analysis tool to own transmedia products of the culture industry and the second, to generate possible keys to be used as a pedagogical strategy in the classroom to encourage reading and writing in conjunction with other symbolic systems. So, the article introduces the reader to the phenomenon of transmediality, which is then reviewed proposals from Henry Jenkins and Marsha Kinder that serve as material for developing a transmedia Intertextual System, which applied as a methodology for the analysis of a case of the entertainment industry, The Walking Dead ®.

From the above and way of results, the text identifies key for this type of transmedia systems, which are applied as instructional strategies for teaching in basic education levels in secondary and high schools, as evidenced in the The Odyssey study. Finally, in conclusion exposes the importance of exploring the possibilities offered by the study and reflection transmedial in areas that transcend the world of entertainment.

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Author Biographies

  • Diego Montoya Bermúdez, Universidad EAFIT (Colombia)

    Master in Communication and Cultural creation from the Walter Benjamin Institute, CAECE University (Argentina). Professor and coordinator of the cyber Media area of the Social communication program at EAFIT University (Colombia), where he is a member of the research group on communication and Cultural studies. Author of the texts "transmedia intertextual systems"; "Newsgames, Newsanimations and lifecasting: Other forms of infotainment in the framework of the media convergence", "Cotidianidades transmitted in cyberspace: the phenomenon of lifecasting", among others.

  • Miguel Arango Marín, Universidad EAFIT (Colombia)

    Candidate for Master in Humanistic studies of the EAFIT University (Colombia), where he is research assistant of the Department of Humanities and teaching in the undergraduate Social communication. He is also professor of Chair in the undergraduate Industrial design of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (Colombia).

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Published

2015-10-26

How to Cite

Montoya Bermúdez, D., & Arango Marín, M. (2015). Transmedia Intertextual Systems as a pedagogical strategy: From The Walking Dead® to The Odyssey. Correspondences & Analysis, 5, 15-36. https://doi.org/10.24265/cian.2015.n5.01

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