Entering the Multiverse

“This timely and far-reaching collection explores the concept of the multiverse and its impact on contemporary media from a rich mix of multidisciplinary perspectives. Essential reading.”
– Henry Jenkins, Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education, University of Southern California, USA

“Spanning across time periods and media formats, this insightful collection proposes varied and multifaceted perspectives on the growing area of scholarship focused on the concept of the multiverse. Offering different, yet interconnected, approaches and critical angles, Booth and his contributors successfully show that visions of the multiverse sit at the center of our transnational storytelling practices. This is essential reading for students, scholars, and multiverse enthusiasts alike.”
– Lorna Piatti-Farnell, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies and Director of the Popular Culture Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

“In Entering the Multiverse, Paul Booth and company demonstrate how the multiverse is itself multiversal, tracing the history of the idea over more than a century or two, and its development as a concept, theory, form, trope, and cultural metaphor. With almost three dozen essays, each examining various aspects and dimensions of the multiverse’s cultural roles, Booth’s book is an excellent examination of a popular and timely topic.”
– Mark J. P. Wolf, Professor, Communication Department, Concordia University Wisconsin, USA

“There are few concepts in contemporary pop culture as unruly and intriguing as the multiverse. This fascinating multi-genre anthology, traveling from Jorge Luis Borges to Pokémon, and from Marvel comics to K-pop, unpacks and complicates what the multiverse can be, what the multiverse reveals. Because the multiplicitous multiverse is, today, our modern myth.” – Carmelo Esterrich, Professor of Humanities and Cultural Studies, Columbia College Chicago, USA