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Koen Vacano is a lecturer at Utrecht University specializing in Cultural History and Reception Studies. His academic work focuses on understanding how stories, ideas, and art from antiquity have been transmitted and transformed into present-day popular culture. By applying perspectives from reception studies, cultural history, and media studies, he explores themes such as the parallels between modern anti-heroes in television and ancient tragedies. Vacano's forthcoming monograph, 'Epic Strikes Back: Transmedia Fantasy Franchises Reshape Epic Tradition,' adopts an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the connections between literary epic traditions and contemporary fantasy franchises like Star Wars. He examines classical plot structures and their relevance in the context of transmedia storytelling. His research interests encompass Reception Studies, Antiquarianism, Cultural History, and Popular Culture.
Department of Psychology