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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
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Chapter 6 made me genuinely lose it. Bestie Jenkins was so close on so many things, how tf do you write a chapter in 2004 about politics, democracy, and digital technology and the FIRST SENTENCE TALKS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP...also the chapter was so optimistic, I wish I felt that way.
Anyway, I literally HAD to read this to write my MA thesis (because istg you can't write about YouTube and not cite our friend Henry), and I got a lot of ideas from it, but it's wild how distant the reality in this book seems from the present. The frameworks here are strong and will be useful, but it's wild how quickly the case studies here became a relic.
Also leaves me with many questions about how to pair Convergence Culture with theories of Remediation...mostly because there's a chapter in The YouTube Reader (also a relic) where Grusin is all like "Convergence and remediation are basically the same except Jenkins is totally wrong about YouTube"
Anyway, I literally HAD to read this to write my MA thesis (because istg you can't write about YouTube and not cite our friend Henry), and I got a lot of ideas from it, but it's wild how distant the reality in this book seems from the present. The frameworks here are strong and will be useful, but it's wild how quickly the case studies here became a relic.
Also leaves me with many questions about how to pair Convergence Culture with theories of Remediation...mostly because there's a chapter in The YouTube Reader (also a relic) where Grusin is all like "Convergence and remediation are basically the same except Jenkins is totally wrong about YouTube"
No rating because I read it for our Master Thesis and it wasn't really useful for that. I can't judge therefore. I think it aged badly. Things that are very common in my life are explained in greeeaaaat detail - probably because they were new and interesting when this book came out. It was easy to read, though, well written.
Interesting stuff but pro-tip: his blog is a much better resource for people who want a more robust and current understanding of new media and its impact on fan/pop culture.
Everything that excites me about transmedia academia in one book!!
I can't recommend this book highly enough. Although the typos and type-setting problems made me want to tear my hair out at times, that should be blamed on NYU Press, not Jenkins. This book is really a must-read for anyone who plans to be involved in education, media, business, parenting, writing, entertainment, government, and/or pretty much any other field in the 21st century. Jenkins assessment of current trends had me nodding my head enthusiastically, feeling like my eyes had been opened. He manages cautious-optimism, charting a course through new media waters without the blinders that obscure some otherwise interesting looks into the future. Although he claims in his introduction to have gone running back to an academic press (a mistake, I think, from the clear disrespect of his work evidenced in the many type-setting errors), Jenkins writing is incredibly easy to read, and he offers an incredibly smooth entry-way into topics that might otherwise seem obscure. To top it off, the whole thing is fun and enjoyable. What more can you ask for?
I should say that I don't think this book covers everything - I'm sure Jenkins would never claim that it does. There are many areas he leaves unexplored, sometimes only gesturing to them. In particular, he is clear from the beginning that much of the book revolves around early adopters, and because of this the relationship of more marginalized populations to these trends is under-examined, however, I think Jenkins sets good ground to jump off from, especially in his chapters on education and democracy.
I should say that I don't think this book covers everything - I'm sure Jenkins would never claim that it does. There are many areas he leaves unexplored, sometimes only gesturing to them. In particular, he is clear from the beginning that much of the book revolves around early adopters, and because of this the relationship of more marginalized populations to these trends is under-examined, however, I think Jenkins sets good ground to jump off from, especially in his chapters on education and democracy.
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An insightful look into the growing convergence between once discrete forms of media, Jenkins elaborates on his theory with multiple examples from popular culture. Although his theory is quite interesting, the chapters themselves seem sometimes overlong as he digresses into the details of his examples more than showing how they represent convergence. Also, a bit dated, although the revised afterword does make the attempt to push the theory along to the more present day.
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