Monday 20 February 2012

Henry Jenkins: Participatory Culture

Week 4 Summary

On Monday 20th February, the following was covered
The presentation and reading is available in the Blackboard

- Participatory Culture
(For Henry Jenkins idea of 'Participatory Culture' and 'Civic Engagement' watch: 

- Web 2.0
(Collaboration - youth as media collaborators and Sociality - youth as social networkers)

- YouTube as a Case Study (example) of 'Participatory Culture'
(Read the journal article: "YouTube as Participatory Culture by Clement Chau. Available in Blackboard)

- Facebook as a reflective tool
(Questions were asked, so that personal and group reflection can be given to 'cultural activities' and 'self-identity' reflected in social media, such as Facebook, for the questions please refer to the presentation in Blackboard.)

Homework:

To write the 3rd blog post on: 

How have mobile medias shaped participatory culture?

READ BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION
Deadline: 9am Monday 27th February

3rd post: How have mobile medias shaped participatory culture?

Using the lectures and discussion given in Weeks 3 and 4, write a blog post on the above question.

You are expected to use at least one quote to support your answer. (Reading can be found in both presentations on blackboard and as handouts)


You are expected to use Harvard referencing of all quotes, for detailed advice on how to harvard reference click here: Harvard Referencing Guide

The post will be a maximum of 300 words (not including referencing).

Deadline: 9am Monday 27th February.


The essential reading for this blog post includes:

 Henry Jenkins presentation, available online: http://sites.google.com/site/participatorydemocracyproject/home

Chapter 7: Participatory culture: mobility, interactivity and identity p107-121 authored by Matt Hills in Creeber and Martins: Digital Cultures: Understanding New Media 2009
(Handout in Week 4)

YouTube as a participatory culture Clement Chau p65. PFD. Journal: New Directions for Youth Development, No 128. WINTER 2010 © WILEY PERIODICALS, INC.
Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) • DOI: 10.1002/yd.376
(Available on Blackboard)