World Construction Via Networking: The Storytelling Mechanics of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

With the mainstream’s growing acceptance of worlds and storytelling spread among several different texts - e.g., films, television series, novels, and comics - this pioneering study employs a multidisciplinary approach combining transmediality, network theory, and narratology to analyze the narrative network of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In this analysis, Christopher Hansen thoroughly examines storytelling techniques while providing a fresh theoretical framework to develop a structural model for interconnected narratives. He redefines our understanding of narrative dynamics in one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time.

Christopher Joseph Hansen is a scholar specializing in literary studies, media studies, transmediality, and narratology. He holds a master’s degree in transnational literary studies from Universität Bremen and completed his Ph.D. thesis at Universität Siegen. His research interests include the interplay of media, narrative structures, popular culture, and creative writing.