Jenkins, Henry, 1958-

Convergence culture : where old and new media collide / Henry Jenkins. - New York : New York University Press, 2008. - xi, 353 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Originally published in 2006; updated and with a new afterword.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-317) 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 television -- 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 -- Afterward : Reflections on politics in the age of YouTube.

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