| This study examines the reading practices of 14 young adults in relation to crossmedia fiction, stories that have been adapted across a variety of media formats. In-person interviews were conducted with the goal of exploring how these young people selected, approached, experienced and enjoyed a variety of crossmedia stories. Findings suggest three important considerations for scholars in the areas of education, literacy studies, and library and information studies: (1) despite a significant body of literature suggesting that young people increasingly demand and seek out opportunities to participate in in their favourite storyworlds, youth remain very interested in opportunities for spectatorship, but this does not imply passivity; rather, (2) young people make active and informed choices in relation to crossmedia texts, and (3) the choices teens make, the experiences they seek, and the reasons they engage with crossmedia stories are diverse and refuse generalization. |
