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Volume 17 Issue 1
2026
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The interface of Literature and Mass Communication: Conceptual Frontiers
| Author(s) | Dr. M. Mamatha, Dr. Yogesh Babu Thunga |
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| Country | India |
| Abstract | This paper examines the interface between literature and mass communication by mapping conceptual frontiers where narrative theory, media studies, and cultural critique intersect. Focusing on how literary forms migrate into mass-mediated contexts and how media technologies reshape narrative production and reception, the study develops an integrative framework that links narratology, adaptation studies, audience meaning-making, and political economy. Three analytical strands guide the inquiry: (1) structural and rhetorical features of narratives transferred across media, (2) audience decoding and participatory practices in mass cultures, and (3) institutional and technological forces that mediate literary circulation. Methodologically the paper combines critical theory with comparative textual and media analysis, and employs illustrative case studies of adaptations, transmedia narratives, and news-literary hybrids. Findings argue that literature and mass communication form a dynamic coalition: literary conventions supply resources for media storytelling, while media infrastructures and market logics reconfigure literary meaning and social roles of texts. The paper advances a conceptual model for analyzing cross-media narrative flows and proposes policy and pedagogical implications for media literacy, cultural preservation, and creative industries. It concludes by identifying empirical gaps and directions for interdisciplinary research at the junction of literary studies and mass communication. |
| Keywords | Narrative across media; Adaptation; Audience decoding; Cultural industries; Media narratology. |
| Published In | Volume 17, Issue 1, January-June 2026 |
| Published On | 2026-01-31 |
| Cite This | The interface of Literature and Mass Communication: Conceptual Frontiers - Dr. M. Mamatha, Dr. Yogesh Babu Thunga - IJAIDR Volume 17, Issue 1, January-June 2026. |
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