Jenkins, Henry, 1958-

Convergence culture : where old and new media collide / Henry Jenkins. - New York : New York University Press, c2006. - xi, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-278) and index.

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.

0814742815 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814742815

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013512885 Uk


Mass media and culture--United States.
Popular culture--United States.

P94.65.U6 / .J41 2006

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