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July 4, 2026 · 16 min read

The Storyworld Is Older Than the Franchise

A global history of storyworlds, from clay tablets and living cosmologies to shadow puppets, comics, games, participatory fandom, and AI-generated worlds.

Storyworlds Global Media Cultural Systems

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