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Blogwatch: Aca-Fan (Henry Jenkins)

· Ricardo Cedeño Montaña · in Culture Theory

Aca-fan

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.

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