Participatory culture in a networked era
Subtitle: a conversation on youth, learning, commerce, and politics
By: Henry Jenkins, Mizuko Ito, danah boyd
Contributors: Itō, Mizuko; boyd, danah, 1977-
Publisher: Polity; Wiley-Interscience
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780745660707; 9780745660714
Subjects: Youth; Social life and customs; Online social networks; Internet and youth; Technology and youth; Political activity
Description: In the last two decades, both the conception and the practice of participatory culture have been transformed by the new affordances enabled by digital, networked, and mobile technologies. This exciting new book explores that transformation by bringing together three leading figures in conversation. Jenkins, Ito and boyd examine the ways in which our personal and professional lives are shaped by experiences interacting with and around emerging media. Stressing the social and cultural contexts of participation, the authors describe the process of diversification and mainstreaming that has transformed participatory culture. They advocate a move beyond individualized personal expression and argue for an ethos of "doing it together" in addition to "doing it yourself." Participatory Culture in a Networked Era will interest students and scholars of digital media and their impact on society and will engage readers in a broader dialogue and conversation about their own participatory practices in this digital age.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.