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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Henry Jenkins |
| ISBN: | 0814742815 9780814742815 |
| OCLC Number: | 64594290 |
| Description: | xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: "Worship at the altar of convergence": a new paradigm for understanding media change -- Spoiling Survivor: the anatomy of a knowledge community -- Buying into American idol: how we are being sold on reality TV -- Searching for the origami unicorn: The matrix and transmedia storytelling -- Quentin Tarantino's Star wars?: grassroots creativity meets the media industry -- Why Heather can write: media literacy and the Harry Potter wars -- Photoshop for democracy: the new relationship between politics and popular culture -- Conclusion: Democratizing television?: the politics of participation. |
| Responsibility: | Henry Jenkins. |
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"I thought I knew twenty-first century pop media until I read Henry Jenkins. The fresh research and radical insights in Convergence Culture deserve a wide and thoughtful readership. Bring on the 'monolithic block of eyeballs!'" - Bruce Sterling, author, blogger, visionary "One of those rare works that is closer to an operating system than a traditional book: it's a platform that people will be building on for years to come.... It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of today's popular culture - but thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn't need a mandate." - Steven Johnson, author of the national bestseller, Everything Bad Is Good For You "Jenkins offers crucial insight into an unexpected and unforeseen future. Unlike most predictions about how New Media will shape the world in which we live, the reality is turning out far stranger and more interesting than we might have imagined. The social implications of this change could be staggering." - Will Wright, designer of SimCity and The Sims" Read more...
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