Stories in Digital Media

Hi, it’s been a long time since my last post here. And no! I was not dead neither have I forgotten this blog . It was my master thesis you have to blame for my absence. I have to say it was a pleasant time writing my thesis and soon I’ll share it, for now is enough to say: I’m back.

For those who have the pleasure to follow this blog (a handful of enthusiasts) and those who, somehow, missed me (even fewer I’m afraid) I have the following recommendation.

http://www.henryjenkins.org/

The official weblog of Henry Jenkins, currently one of the most renowned and cited scholars in contemporary media and cultural studies. His main area of research: Fans. He is an enthusiast of participation, appropriation, democratisation, and fandom. If you are about to study phenomena of media such as television series, cult films, and pop-music or the impact of blogs, video sharing, and virtual communities on spreading media content (official and unofficial) then he is definitely a must read.

His books, all available at the Uni-Bremen library:  Convergence Culture (2006) and Fans, Bloggers and Gamers (2006), Democracy and new media (2003), and Textual poachers : television fans & participatory culture (1992)

I have to warn you, approach to his writings with special care in order not to become a fan of him in the process, losing as a consequence your critical view.

Enjoy.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 at 20:12 by drnn1076 and is filed under Culture, Theory.