Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West

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Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West. / Wall, Barbara.

In: International Journal of Communication, Vol. 13, 2019, p. 2116-2142.

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Wall, B 2019, 'Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West', International Journal of Communication, vol. 13, pp. 2116-2142.

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Wall, B. (2019). Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West. International Journal of Communication, 13, 2116-2142.

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Wall B. Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West. International Journal of Communication. 2019;13:2116-2142.

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Wall, Barbara. / Dynamic Texts as Hotbed for Transmedia Storytelling: A Case Study on the Story Universe of The Journey to the West. In: International Journal of Communication. 2019 ; Vol. 13. pp. 2116-2142.

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