April 4, 2008

Public Intellectuals in the New-Media Landscape

By HENRY JENKINS

Henry Jenkins has what most people would agree is a pretty cool gig: He studies pop culture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which means he has written scholarly articles about Star Trek fans, video games, and pro wrestling, among other topics. He is also one of the directors of the institute's comparative-media-studies program, which is increasingly being seen as a model for integrating the study of different media in one department.

A prolific author and blogger, and a

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