A Companion to Media Authorship: Gray/A Companion to Media Authorship

While the idea of authorship has transcended the literary to play a meaningful role in the cultures of film, television, games, comics, and other emerging digital forms, our understanding of it is still too often limited to assumptions about solitary geniuses and individual creative expression. A Companion to Media Authorship is a ground-breaking collection that re-frames media authorship as a question of culture in which authorship is as much a construction tied to authority and power as it is a constructive and creative force of its own. Gathering together the insights of leading media scholars and practitioners, 28 original chapters map the field of authorship in a cutting-edge, multi-perspectival, and truly authoritative manner. The contributors develop new and innovative ways of thinking about the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. They situate and examine authorship within collaborative models of industrial production, socially networked media platforms, globally diverse traditions of creativity, complex consumption practices, and a host of institutional and social contexts. Together, the essays provide the definitive study on the subject by demonstrating that authorship is a field in which media culture can be transformed revitalized, and reimagined. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–19): Derek Johnson and Jonathan Gray Chapter 2 Authorship and the Narrative of the Self (pages 21–47): John Hartley Chapter 3 The Return of the Author (pages 48–68): Kristina Busse Chapter 4 Making Music (pages 69–87): Olufunmilayo B. Arewa Chapter 5 When is the Author? (pages 88–111): Jonathan Gray Chapter 6 Hidden Hands at Work (pages 112–132): Colin Burnett Chapter 7 Participation is Magic (pages 133–157): Derek Johnson Chapter 8 Telling Whose Stories? (pages 158–180): Brian Ekdale Chapter 9 Never Ending Story (pages 181–199): Michele Hilmes Chapter 10 From Chris Chibnall to Fox (pages 200–220): Matt Hills Chapter 11 Comics, Creators, and Copyright (pages 221–236): Ian Gordon Chapter 12 “Benny Hill Theatre” (pages 237–256): Anamik Saha Chapter 13 Cynical Authorship and the Hong Kong Studio System (pages 257–274): Stephen Teo Chapter 14 The Authorial Function of the Television Channel (pages 275–295): Catherine Johnson Chapter 15 The Mouse House of Cards (pages 296–313): Lindsay Hogan Chapter 16 Transmedia Architectures of Creation (pages 314–323): Jonathan Gray Chapter 17 Dubbing the Noise (pages 324–345): Mia Consalvo Chapter 18 Authorship Below?the?Line (pages 347–369): John T. Caldwell Chapter 19 Production Design and the Invisible Arts of Seeing (pages 370–390): David Brisbin Chapter 20 Scoring Authorship (pages 391–402): Derek Johnson Chapter 21 #Bowdown to Your New God (pages 403–425): Louisa Ellen Stein Chapter 22 Collaboration and Co?Creation in Networked Environments (pages 426–439): Megan Sapnar Ankerson Chapter 23 Dawn of the Undead Author (pages 440–462): Suzanne Scott Chapter 24 Authoring Hype in Bollywood (pages 463–484): Aswin Punathambekar Chapter 25 Auteurs at the Video Store (pages 485–505): Daniel Herbert Chapter 26 Authorship and the State (pages 506–524): Hector Amaya Chapter 27 Scripting Kinshasa's Teleserials (pages 525–543): Katrien Pype Chapter 28 “We Never Do Anything Alone” (pages 544–550): Jonathan Gray and Derek Johnson While the idea of authorship has transcended the literary to play a meaningful role in the cultures of film, television, games, comics, and other emerging digital forms, our understanding of it is still too often limited to assumptions about solitary geniuses and individual creative expression. __A Companion to Media Authorship__ is a ground-breaking collection that re-frames media authorship as a question of culture in which authorship is as much a construction tied to authority and power as it is a constructive and creative force of its own. Gathering together the insights of leading media scholars and practitioners, 28 original chapters map the field of authorship in a cutting-edge, multi-perspectival, and truly authoritative manner. The contributors develop new and innovative ways of thinking about the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. They situate and examine authorship within collaborative models of industrial production, socially networked media platforms, globally diverse traditions of creativity, complex consumption practices, and a host of institutional and social contexts. Together, the essays provide the definitive study on the subject by demonstrating that authorship is a field in which media culture can be transformed revitalized, and reimagined. Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–19): Derek Johnson and Jonathan GrayChapter 2 Authorship and the Narrative of the Self (pages 21–47): John HartleyChapter 3 The Return of the Author (pages 48–68): Kristina BusseChapter 4 Making Music (pages 69–87): Olufunmilayo B. ArewaChapter 5 When is the Author? (pages 88–111): Jonathan GrayChapter 6 Hidden Hands at Work (pages 112–132): Colin BurnettChapter 7 Participation is Magic (pages 133–157): Derek JohnsonChapter 8 Telling Whose Stories? (pages 158–180): Brian EkdaleChapter 9 Never Ending Story (pages 181–199): Michele HilmesChapter 10 From Chris Chibnall to Fox (pages 200–220): Matt HillsChapter 11 Comics, Creators, and Copyright (pages 221–236): Ian GordonChapter 12 “Benny Hill Theatre” (pages 237–256): Anamik SahaChapter 13 Cynical Authorship and the Hong Kong Studio System (pages 257–274): Stephen TeoChapter 14 The Authorial Function of the Television Channel (pages 275–295): Catherine JohnsonChapter 15 The Mouse House of Cards (pages 296–313): Lindsay HoganChapter 16 Transmedia Architectures of Creation (pages 314–323): Jonathan GrayChapter 17 Dubbing the Noise (pages 324–345): Mia ConsalvoChapter 18 Authorship Below?the?Line (pages 347–369): John T. CaldwellChapter 19 Production Design and the Invisible Arts of Seeing (pages 370–390): David BrisbinChapter 20 Scoring Authorship (pages 391–402): Derek JohnsonChapter 21 #Bowdown to Your New God (pages 403–425): Louisa Ellen SteinChapter 22 Collaboration and Co?Creation in Networked Environments (pages 426–439): Megan Sapnar AnkersonChapter 23 Dawn of the Undead Author (pages 440–462): Suzanne ScottChapter 24 Authoring Hype in Bollywood (pages 463–484): Aswin PunathambekarChapter 25 Auteurs at the Video Store (pages 485–505): Daniel HerbertChapter 26 Authorship and the State (pages 506–524): Hector AmayaChapter 27 Scripting Kinshasa's Teleserials (pages 525–543): Katrien PypeChapter 28 “We Never Do Anything Alone” (pages 544–550): Jonathan Gray and Derek Johnson A Companion to Media Authorship "Gray and Johnson have brought together a stellar group of authors whose works deftly explicate the complexities of negotiating 'authorship' across a range of cultural production sites. This definitive collection is an important and long-overdue contribution to contemporary media studies." Serra Tinic, author of On Location: Canada's Television Industry in a Global Market "Wide-ranging and global, historical and contemporary, brimming with insights enlarging our understanding of media production and reception, this book is an important contribution to the study of authorship." Michael Z. Newman, author of Indie: An American Film Culture While the idea of authorship has transcended the literary to play a meaningful role in the cultures of film, television, games, comics, and other emerging digital forms, our understanding of it is still too often limited to assumptions about solitary geniuses and individual creative expression. A Companion to Media Authorship is a ground-breaking collection that reframes media authorship as a question of culture in which authorship is as much a construction tied to authority and power as it is a constructive and creative force of its own. Gathering together the insights of leading media scholars and practitioners, 28 original chapters map the field of authorship in a cutting-edge, multi-perspective, and truly authoritative manner. The contributors develop new and innovative ways of thinking about the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. They situate and examine authorship within collaborative models of industrial production, socially networked media platforms, globally diverse traditions of creativity, complex consumption practices, and a host of institutional and social contexts. Together, the essays provide the definitive study on the subject by demonstrating that authorship is a field in which media culture can be transformed, revitalized, and reimagined.

A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. Revitalizing the study within media and cultural studies, this diverse and global collection provides the definitive work on the subject.

• Rethinks cultures of authorship and challenges the concept of auteurism across multiple media forms
• Moves beyond notions of the individual to focus on how authorship is collaborative, contested, and networked, examining cultures of authorship and the practicalities of how it works
• Draws on the cutting-edge research of scholars and practitioners whose work has produced significant new insights into the field
• Examines a wide range of media, including television, social media, radio, videogames, transmedia, music, and comic books
• Offers an impressive global focus, including pieces on Mexican music, amateur film production in Nairobi slums, tele-serial production in Kinshasa, Hong Kong film, and the marketing of Bollywood

A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. Revitalizing the study within media and cultural studies, this diverse and global collection provides the definitive work on the subject.

• Rethinks cultures of authorship and challenges the concept of auteurism across multiple media forms
• Moves beyond notions of the individual to focus on how authorship is collaborative, contested, and networked, examining cultures of authorship and the practicalities of how it works
• Draws on the cutting-edge research of scholars and practitioners whose work has produced significant new insights into the field
• Examines a wide range of media, including television, social media, radio, videogames, transmedia, music, and comic books
• Offers an impressive global focus, including pieces on Mexican music, amateur film production in Nairobi slums, tele-serial production in Kinshasa, Hong Kong film, and the marketing of Bollywood

"A Companion to Media Authorship offers 28 groundbreaking chapters which investigate the practices, attributions, and meanings of authorship. Revitalizing the study within media and cultural studies, this diverse and global collection provides the definitive work on the subject.-Rethinks cultures of authorship and challenges the concept of auteurism across multiple media forms -Moves beyond notions of the individual to focus on how authorship is collaborative, contested, and networked, examining cultures of authorship and the practicalities of how it works -Draws on the cutting-edge research of scholars and practitioners whose work has produced significant new insights into the field -Examines a wide range of media, including television, social media, radio, videogames, transmedia, music, and comic books -Offers an impressive global focus, including pieces on Mexican music, amateur film production in Nairobi slums, tele-serial production in Kinshasa, Hong Kong film, and the marketing of Bollywood"-- Provided by publisher