The 35 chapters of the collective book serve as an introduction to contemporary theory and research concerning the issues of experience, transfer, and multimodality (the mixing or organic composition of various modalities, such as words with sound and music, with still and moving images, etc.).
At the same time, there is an effort to frame these concepts within the broader context of the social, political, cultural, and technological changes taking place in contemporary society. By critically discussing the limitations of traditional, now monomodal texts (which rely exclusively on written language), the book aims to develop a fundamental framework for reflection and dialogue regarding the possibilities, limits, approaches, and applications of experience, transfer, and multimodality in the processes of communication, education, learning, and knowledge.
The book also informs the reader about the scope of research currently being conducted on 'new literacies' or 'multiliteracies' and the new shift or paradigm developing in this field. It raises the reader's awareness of the applications and significance or importance of the concepts of experience, transfer, and multimodality in the fields of education, psychology, epistemology, methodology, art (literature, painting, music, theater, film, architecture, etc.), advertising, and alternative psychopedagogical approaches in the media and new information and communication technologies.
The book may be particularly useful for undergraduate and graduate students and young researchers.
