Assignment 1: Henry Jenkins, Convergence Culture

Choose ONE topic, and answer it in minimum one, maximum two pages. To be handed in via Fronter.uio.no, no later than 4 October.

1. Explain the concept "Convergence culture".

2. What is the research question or problem studied in the chapter "Spoiling Survivor"?

2. What is the research question or problem studied in the chapter "Buying into American Idol"?

3. How did Jenkins research the chapter "Searching for the Origami Unicorn"? Is it possible to describe a method?

4. How did Jenkins research the chapter "Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars"? Is it possible to describe a method?

5. What are the main arguments in "Why Heather Can Write"? 

6. What are the main arguments in the chapter "Photoshop for Democracy"?

 

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