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- English
- Publication Name
- Convergence Culture : Where Old and New Media Collide
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- New York University Press
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Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title A classic study on the dynamic between an individual and different media channels Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power of the consumer interact in unpredictable ways. Henry Jenkins, one of America's most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as media converge. He takes us into the secret world of Survivor Spoilers, where avid internet users pool their knowledge to unearth the show's secrets before they are revealed on the air. He introduces us to young Harry Potter fans who are writing their own Hogwarts tales while executives at Warner Brothers struggle for control of their franchise. He shows us how The Matrix has pushed transmedia storytelling to new levels, creating a fictional world where consumers track down bits of the story across multiple media channels.Jenkins argues that struggles over convergence will redefine the face of American popular culture. Industry leaders see opportunities to direct content across many channels to increase revenue and broaden markets. At the same time, consumers envision a liberated public sphere, free of network controls, in a decentralized media environment. Sometimes corporate and grassroots efforts reinforce each other, creating closer, more rewarding relations between media producers and consumers. Sometimes these two forces are at war. Jenkins provides a riveting introduction to the world where every story gets told and every brand gets sold across multiple media platforms. He explains the cultural shift that is occurring as consumers fight for control across disparate channels, changing the way we do business, elect our leaders, and educate our children.
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New York University Press
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0814742815
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9780814742815
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Convergence Culture : Where Old and New Media Collide
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Hardcover
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English
Publication Year
2006
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Textbook
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368 Pages
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9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20 Oz
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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, "Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on." - The Los Angeles Times, "The standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals' opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape." - Choice, The standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals' opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape., "Remarkable . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging." - Publishers Weekly, 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., ;Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach., "For any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before its even released . . . Convergence Culture is a must read . . . Jenkins offers numerous insights on how technology and media professionals can forge better relationships with their customers." - Slashdot, "Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on." - The Los Angeles Times ,, The standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape., 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., ;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., "For any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before its even released . . . Convergence Culture is a must read . . . Jenkins offers numerous insights on how technology and media professionals can forge better relationships with their customers." - Slashdot ,, ";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,creator of SimCity and The Sims, "Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis.Convergence Cultureprovides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach." -The McClatchy Newspapers, ";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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. 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, ;One of those rare works that is closer to an operating system than a traditional book: its a platform that people will be building on for years to come. Whats more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of todays popular culturebut thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn't need a mandate., "Remarkable . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging." -Publishers Weekly, ";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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. 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 tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach., 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., ";Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach." - The McClatchy Newspapers ,, ";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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read'e"as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. 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'e(tm)t need a mandate." -Steven Johnson,author of the national bestseller, Everything Bad Is Good For You, "For any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before it's even released. . . . Convergence Culture is a must read." Slashdot"Remarkable . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging." Publishers Weekly "Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on." The Los Angeles Times "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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining readas startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of today's popular culturebut 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 "The standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals' opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins (MIT) here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape." Choice ";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, creator of SimCity and The Sims, "Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on." -The Los Angeles Times, Remarkable . . . Jenkins insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging., ;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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. 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., "For any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before its even released . . .Convergence Cultureis a must read . . . Jenkins offers numerous insights on how technology and media professionals can forge better relationships with their customers." -Slashdot, ";Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach." - The McClatchy Newspapers, 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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of todays popular culture but thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn't need a mandate., ";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. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read--as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of today's popular culturebut 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, For any Sony PS3 execs out there wondering why their technological masterpiece is being ridiculed by customers before its even released . . . Convergence Culture is a must read . . . Jenkins offers numerous insights on how technology and media professionals can forge better relationships with their customers., "Remarkable . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging." - Publishers Weekly ,
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Introduction: "Worship at the Altar of Convergence": A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change 1 Spoiling Survivor: The Anatomy of a Knowledge Community 2 Buying into American Idol: How We are Being Sold on Reality TV 3 Searching for the Origami Unicorn: The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling 4 Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars? Grassroots Creativity Meets the Media Industry 5 Why Heather Can Write: Media Literacy and the Potter Wars 6 Photoshop for Democracy: The New Relationship between Politics and Popular CultureConclusion: Democratizing Television?The Politics of ParticipationNotes Glossary Index About the Author
Copyright Date
2006
Topic
Media Studies, Functional Analysis, Psychopathology / Dissociative Identity Disorder
Lccn
2006-007358
Dewey Decimal
302.230973
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Psychology, Mathematics, Social Science
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