Wrestling with the indispensability and inadequacy of Anglo-American paradigms in Asian, African, and Latin American contexts.
Henry Jenkins and the Washington Post on Susan Boyle
Henry Jenkins: “‘Viral’ suggests people are unknowingly transmitting it, as if they had no choice. That’s not really what’s going on with Susan Boyle.”
Podcast: “On the WOW Pod: A Design for Extimacy and Fantasy-Fulfillment for the World of Warcraft Addict”
A discussion about the inducement of pleasure, fantasy fulfillment, and the mediation of intimacy in a socially-networked gaming paradigm such as World of Warcraft.
More Henry Jenkins from SXSW
Henry Jenkins talks about media literacy education and more.
Henry Jenkins interview from SXSW with the Austin American-Statesman
“Historically newspapers are very poor spaces for serious back-and-forth communication between citizens.”
Henry Jenkins cited, from corporate policies to religious tweeting
Henry Jenkins has suggested that companies may one day recruit whole groups that form around online games.
Video and podcast: “Popular Culture and the Political Imagination”
Might the political consciousness of the new generation be taking shape in and around popular culture? Are we seeing a blurring of the roles of citizen and consumer?
