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Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
Henry Jenkins
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Description for Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 28 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFDT; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 632.
The twentieth anniversary edition of Henry Jenkins’s Textual Poachers brings this now-canonical text to a new generation of students interested in the intersections of fandom, participatory culture, popular consumption and media theory.
Supplementing the original, classic text is an interview between Henry Jenkins and Suzanne Scott in which Jenkins reflects upon changes in the field since the original release of Textual Poachers. A study guide by Louisa Stein helps provides instructors with suggestions for the way Textual Poachers can be used in the contemporary classroom, and study questions encourage students to consider fan cultures in relation to consumer capitalism, genre, ... Read more
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Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
604g
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415533294
SKU
V9780415533294
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Ref
99-12
About Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins is the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts, and Education at the University of Southern California. He was director of MIT's Comparative Media Studies Program for more than a decade. His books include: Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, and Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring ... Read more
Reviews for Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture
"There are few books that open new fields and set agendas for years after their publication. Even fewer have done so while being fun to read. Textual Poachers is such a book. Jenkins articulated the culture of participation that the internet has made common years before it took hold, and this work continues to shape how we understand these shifts." ... Read more