Future Directions in Intermediality and Multimodality

This collection brings together leading scholars across disciplines to reflect on the relationship between intermediality and multimodality and future directions for the contemporary mediascape, building on a 2022 Linnaeus University lecture series honouring the legacy of Lars Elleström, following his untimely death in December 2021. The volume contributes to ongoing dialogues about media and society, the challenges and opportunities for academia to engage with developments in the evolving mediascape, and interdisciplinary pathways towards engaging with these questions. Each chapter features an established figure in such fields as multimodality, intermediality, semiotics, narratology, art history, and adaptation studies. Each essay is prefaced with an introduction by the editors and bookended with a discussion transcribed from the original live presentations. A concluding chapter looks ahead to future directions, opening new lines of inquiry around the possibilities for intermediality and multimodality research towards continuing to build on Elleström's seminal work in the field. This book will be of interest to scholars in multimodality, intermediality, and media and communication studies. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under an Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Licence (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Signe Kjaer Jensen is an affiliated researcher with the Centre for Intermedial and Multimodal Studies (IMS) at Linnaeus University, Sweden. Matilda Davidsson is a doctoral student in Literature at Linnaeus University, Sweden.

Foreword Acknowledgements List of Figures List of Contributors 1. Introduction Signe Kjaer Jensen and Matilda Davidsson Elleström: His work and Vision What is Intermediality? Lars Elleström's Media Model What is Multimodality? Overview of This Book References Section 1: Modelling Intermediality and Multimodality Introduction to Chapter 2: Media Taxonomy Matilda Davidsson Chapter 2. On the Problematics of Building a Formal Media System, or, Why Media Drive Me Crazy Marie-Laure Ryan Towards a Media Taxonomy Comparison with Elleström's Model From Tree to Forest Network Beyond, or Within, Media Borders Questions and Answers References Introduction to Chapter 3: Discussing Medium Specificity and Basic Media Categories Matilda Davidsson Chapter 3. Lars Elleström and Bottom-up Categorisation Kamilla Elliott Elliott and Elleström: Shared Traits Elleström, Elliott, and Adaptation Future Directions Questions and Answers References Introduction to Chapter 4: Basics of Peircean Semiotics and Philosophy of Mind Signe Kjaer Jensen Chapter 4. Intermediality and Intersemiotic Translation on Self-Inspection João Queiroz Problems Modeling Intersemiotic Translation (IT) Some Implications Questions and Answers Acknowledgments References Introduction to Chapter 5: Comparing Intermedial and Multimodal Vocabulary Signe Kjaer Jensen Chapter 5. The Mutual Complementarity of Lars Elleström's Model of Intermediality and Current Approaches to Multimodality John A. Bateman Defining the Communicative Situation and Incorporating the Social Combining Intermediality and Multimodality: Applying Textuality Conclusion Questions and Answers References Section 2: Art Historical Perspectives Introduction to Chapter 6: Iconology and Media Aesthetics Matilda Davidsson Chapter 6. From Iconology to Media Aesthetics W. J. T. Mitchell Questions and Answers References Introduction to Chapter 7: Intertextuality and Quotation Matilda Davidsson Chapter 7. Citational Aesthetics: Media Meeting in Intermediality Mieke Bal Introduction: "Inter-" for Integration Quoting Names (to Restore Names to the Dead) Halting the News (to Give Time to Those Who Struggle) Recycling Myths (to Bring Science and Religion into Discussion) Characters as (Inter-) Media Products (to Bring Theory in for Sense-Making) Art for the World Questions and Answers References Section 3: New Media Introduction to Chapter 8: How to Address the Borders of a Qualified Medium and to Situate 'Narrative' Within Elleström's Framework Signe Kjaer Jensen Chapter 8. How to Succeed in Intermediality Without Really Being Lars Elleström Thomas Leitch Restaurant Menus Interactive Maps and Map Apps Weather Reports Conclusion Questions and Answers References Introduction to Chapter 9: Halliday and Discursive Knowledge Construction in Multimodality Signe Kjaer Jensen Chapter 9. Everything is Intermedial Kay O'Halloran Elleström's Model of Intermediality Social Semiotics and Human Experience Technological Ages and Digital Media Technology Questions and Answers References Afterword Index