Lissette Lopez Szwydky Source Confirmed

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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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3 h-index 15 pubs 75 cited

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Lissette Lopez Szwydky's research focuses on the intersection of literary studies, media, and cultural history, with a particular emphasis on adaptation studies and transmedia narratives. Her work investigates how stories evolve across different platforms and historical contexts, examining concepts such as convergence culture and the future of adaptation. Szwydky has published on topics including the portrayal of characters in literary series, the pedagogical approaches to teaching classic novels, and the historical development of monster narratives in popular culture. Her scholarship explores the pre-monstrous mad scientist and the post-nerd smart girl in contemporary adaptations, as well as the palimpsestuous nature of adaptations like Penny Dreadful's Bride of Frankenstein. Szwydky also contributes to understanding the historical context of literary adaptations, such as the story behind Hollywood's Frankenstein.

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h-index: 3
Publications: 15
Citations: 75

Selected Publications

: <i>Peggy Webling and the Story Behind Frankenstein: The Making of a Hollywood Monster</i> (2025) DOI
A transmedia turn for literary studies (2024) DOI
CODA: Transmedia Cultural History, Convergence Culture, and the Future of Adaptation Studies (2023) DOI
Introduction: Adaptation’s Past, Adaptation’s Future (2023) DOI
Penny Dreadful’s Palimpsestuous Bride of Frankenstein (2023) DOI
Teaching Nineteenth-Century Novels to Today's Teens (2021) DOI