Oed.com definition: Belonging to, forming part of, or consisting of a series; taking place or occurring in a regular succession.
What is a participatory culture?
"Culture in which fans and other consumers are invited to actively participate in the creation and circulation of new content," (Henry Jenkins, pg. 331).
Early example?
Charles Dickens' the Pickwick Papers.
Cover of original serial. (1836-7)
(http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dickens/life_publication.html)
Letter to Dickens from a fan regarding the character Sam Weller, "Counsel him [Dickens] to develop the character largely--to the utmost" (Jennifer Hayward, pg. 24)
One reviewer of Dickens' serial wrote, "It throws us into a state of unreal excitement, a trace, a dream, which we should be allowed to dream out, and then be sent back to the atmosphere of reality again" (Hayward, pg. 26).
Examples of nonliterary serials:
Comics, Soap Operas, Movie series, any television series.
What do successful serials have in common?
Modern Examples?
Harry Potter
-active fanbase community
-many people grew up with the series and are familiar with it
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