Metalepsis in Popular Culture

Metalepsis in Popular CultureWhen readers become victims of the murder mysteries they are immersed in, when superheroes embark on a quest to challenge their authors or when the fictional rock band Gorillaz flirt with Madonna during their performance, then metalepsis in popular culture occurs. Metalepsis describes the transgression of the boundary between the fictional world and (a representation of) the real world. This volume establishes a transmedial definition of metalepsis

and provides fascinating discussions of topics including Roman prehistory

and forced cultural encounter

of labor history in U

spotlighting Lu Hsün (pen name of Chou Shu-jen) as a pioneering figure in the short story genre

Charles Mingus is one of the most important—and most mythologized—composers and performers in jazz history

complete each chapter with suggestions for further reflection

The comparative perspective supports the documentation of the fine-grained steps that shed light on the factors that (i) determine change and those that (ii) accompany actuation

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and scholars the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice

How have immigrants used popular culture in America

but it also goes beyond strong criticism and offers a number of constructive proposals