Fans Bloggers And Gamers

Author : Henry Jenkins
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814742853
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers written by Henry Jenkins and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Henry Jenkins's pioneering work in the early 1990s promoted the idea that fans are among the most active and socially connected consumers of popular culture. This volume maps the core theoretical and methodological issues in Fan Studies, and also charts the growth of participatory culture on the web.

Author : Henry Jenkins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135964696
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Textual Poachers written by Henry Jenkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ethnographic study of communities of media fans, their interpretative strategies, its social institutions and cultural practices. Jenkins focuses on fans of popular TV programmes, including Star Trek and The Professionals.

Author : Henry Jenkins
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415533287
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Textual Poachers written by Henry Jenkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. This reissue of what's become a classic work includes an interview between Jenkins and Suzanne Scott and a supplemental study guide by Louisa Stein, encouraging students to consider fan cultures in relation to consumer capitalism, genre, gender, sexuality, interpretation and more.

Author : Henry Jenkins
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479856053
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spreadable Media written by Henry Jenkins and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Spreadable Media" maps fundamental changes taking place in the contemporary media environment, a space where corporations no longer tightly control media distribution. This book challenges some of the prevailing frameworks used to describe contemporary media.

Author : Nicolle Lamerichs
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789089649386
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Productive Fandom written by Nicolle Lamerichs and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a media ethnography of the digital culture, conventions, and urban spaces associated with fandoms, arguing that fandom is an area of productive, creative, and subversive value.

Author : Grzesiek Kosc
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443811416
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tools of Their Tools written by Grzesiek Kosc and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the role of communication technologies in American cultural practice over the last 150 years. Communication technologies are here understood to include audio and visual reproduction technologies, analogue telecommunications such as traditional telephony, radio and television broadcasts, digital telecommunications, computer-mediated communications, telegraphy, and computer networks. The study of the impact of such technologies is a way to explore the various flows and tensions of American culture. How has American society molded communication technologies? How have they, in turn, shaped American history? Are Americans still, in the words of Thoreau, "tools of their tools"? More so or less than during the philosopher's Walden days? How do America's cultural, ethical, and economic assumptions determine and limit the ways in which telecommunications function in American society? Fascinating questions abound.

Author : Lincoln Geraghty
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810881306
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Smallville Chronicles written by Lincoln Geraghty and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2001, yet another adaptation of the Superman comic book came to television. Lasting 10 seasons, Smallville took the traditional Superman story and turned it into an American teen action drama about Clark Kent's life at high school—before he donned the famous blue tights and red cape. Instead of depicting Superman's clashes with criminals in Metropolis, the show focused on how Clark first developed his powers and learned to cope with girls, school, and teenage angst. Although largely overlooked bycritics and derided by Superman fans who regarded it as too far a departure from the comic book canon, Smallville nonetheless endeared a whole new generation of viewers. The setting, style, narrative, and cast of fresh-faced actors suggested that the Superman story was not only ready for a makeover but also still relevant for a post-9/11 American audience. In The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series, scholars examine the multiple narratives of the Smallville universe. Addressing issues related to gender, sexuality, national identity, myth, history, and politics, these essays explore how the series uses the Superman story to comment on contemporary social issues. Additional essays investigate the complexrelationship the show's audience has with the characters through blogging, fan fiction, visits to filming locations, and the creation of websites. As the first book-length study specifically focused on the Smallville television series, this collection is an excellent text for studies in science fiction, fandom, and teen television scholarship, and it will also have general appeal to fans of the show.

Author : Kelly I. Aliano
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647909
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Performance of Video Games written by Kelly I. Aliano and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When viewed through the context of an interactive play, a video game player fulfills the roles of both actor and spectator, watching and influencing a game's story in real time. This book presents video gaming as a virtual medium for performance, scrutinizing the ways in which a player's interaction with the narrative informs personal, historical, social and cultural understanding. Centering the author's own experiences as both video game player and performance scholar, the book thoroughly applies concepts from theatre and performance studies. Chapters argue that the posthuman player position now challenges what can be contextualized as a lived experience, and how video games can change players' relationships with historical events and contemporary concerns, ultimately impacting how they develop a sense of self. Using the author's own gaming experiences as a framework, the book focuses on the intersection between player and narrative, exploring what engagement with a storyline reveals about identity and society.

Author : Garry Crawford
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135178860
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Video Gamers written by Garry Crawford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video gaming is economically, educationally, culturally, socially and theoretically important, and has, in a relatively short period of time, firmly cemented its place within contemporary life. It is fair to say, however, that the majority of research to date has focused most specifically on either the video games themselves, or the direct engagement of gamers with a specific piece of game technology. In contrast, Video Gamers is the first book to explicitly and comprehensively address how digital games are engaged with and experienced in the everyday lives, social networks and consumer patterns of those who play them. In doing so, the book provides a key introduction to the study of gamers and the games they play, whilst also reflecting on the current debates and literatures surrounding gaming practices.

Author : Chuck Tryon
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813548543
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reinventing Cinema written by Chuck Tryon and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a century, movies have played an important role in our lives, entertaining us, often provoking conversation and debate. Now, with the rise of digital cinema, audiences often encounter movies outside the theater and even outside the home. Traditional distribution models are challenged by new media entrepreneurs and independent film makers, usergenerated video, film blogs, mashups, downloads, and other expanding networks. Reinventing Cinema examines film culture at the turn of this century, at the precise moment when digital media are altering our historical relationship with the movies. Spanning multiple disciplines, Chuck Tryon addresses the interaction between production, distribution, and reception of films, television, and other new and emerging media.Through close readings of trade publications, DVD extras, public lectures by new media leaders, movie blogs, and YouTube videos, Tryon navigates the shift to digital cinema and examines how it is altering film and popular culture.