ABSTRACT
What do we understand by the term serialization and how does it relate to the emergence of various forms of popular media? The twelve chapters in this book address these questions by approaching serialization from different historical perspectives and across a range of media. Divided into four sections, this book looks at serialization from its rise to prominence in Victorian England, its influence on the development of popular film and television forms and its function in the field of comics and graphic novels. The final section explores the role of serialization in the formation of digital media, such as video games and websites like Wikipedia.
