On my reading list this fall

Kajsa Hartig
3 min readOct 2, 2022

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Sharing some of the books on my reading list this autumn, which all have a very specific focus: Transmedia story experiences in and by museums.

The Revolution in Transmedia Storytelling Through Place, by Donna Hancox: https://www.routledge.com/The-Revolution-in-Transmedia-Storytelling-through-Place-Pervasive-Ambient/Hancox/p/book/9780367222383

Storytelling in Museums, Ed. Adina Langer: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538156940/Storytelling-in-Museums

Immersive Embodiment — Theatres of Mislocalized Sensation, by Liam Jarvis: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-27971-4

Integrated Storytelling by Design, by Klaus Sommer Paulsen: https://www.routledge.com/Integrated-Storytelling-by-Design-Concepts-Principles-and-Methods-for/Paulsen/p/book/9780367856977

Creating worlds — How to Make Immersive Theatre, by Jason WARREN: https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/creating-worlds

Dramatic Storytelling & Narrative Design — A Writer’s Guide to Video Games and Transmedia, by Ross Berger: https://www.amazon.com/Dramatic-Storytelling-Narrative-Design-Berger/dp/1138319732

Role-Play as Heritage Practice — Historical LARP, Tabletop RPG and Reenactment, by Michal Mochocki: https://www.routledge.com/Role-play-as-a-Heritage-Practice-Historical-Larp-Tabletop-RPG-and-Reenactment/Mochocki/p/book/9780367673499

A Reader in Themed and Immersive Spaces, Ed. Scott A. Lucas: https://press.etc.cmu.edu/index.php/product/a-reader-in-themed-and-immersive-spaces/

Museum Experience Design — Crowds, Ecosystems and Novel Technologies, Eds: Vermeeren, Calvi & Sabiescu: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-58550-5

Narrative Environments and Experience Design — Space as a Medium of Communication, by Tricia Austin: https://www.routledge.com/Narrative-Environments-and-Experience-Design-Space-as-a-Medium-of-Communication/Austin/p/book/9781032236445

Mapping Experiences, by James Kalbach: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/mapping-experiences/9781491923528/

Getting Started With Transmedia Storytelling — A Practical Guide for Beginners, by Robert Pratten: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Transmedia-Storytelling-Practical/dp/1515339165

Below I am adding suggestions from others, as a response to my list:

Soraia Ferreira’s comprehensive reading list over on StorySD: https://storysd.com/resources/books/

Cultures of Participation, Eds. Eriksson, Stage, Valtysson: https://www.routledge.com/Cultures-of-Participation-Arts-Digital-Media-and-Cultural-Institutions/Eriksson-Stage-Valtysson/p/book/9781032177366

Inclusive Curating in Contemporary Art — A Practical Guide, by Jade French: https://www.amazon.com/Inclusive-Curating-Contemporary-Art-Development/dp/1641892641

The Care Manifesto, by The Care Collective: https://www.amazon.com/Care-Manifesto-Politics-Interdependence/dp/1839760966

Race, Culture and Media, by Anamik Saha: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/race-culture-and-media/book256696

Museums as Agents of Change, by Mike Murawski: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538108956/Museums-as-Agents-of-Change-A-Guide-to-Becoming-a-Changemaker

In the Wake — On Blackness and Being, by Christina Sharpe; https://www.dukeupress.edu/in-the-wake

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Kajsa Hartig
Kajsa Hartig

Written by Kajsa Hartig

Some 30 years experience of working in the Swedish heritage sector. Storytelling, story experiences and creating value with culture and heritage.

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