CONVERGENCE CULTURE

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Convergence Culture – Where Old and New media Collide


This is book is about the relationship between three concepts: media convergence, participatory culture and collective intelligence

(Este livro é sobre o relacionamento de três conceitos: convegência midiática, cultura da participação e inteligência coletiva. )


Acknowledgements

Introduction: “Worship at the Altar of Convergence”: A New Paradigm for Understanding Media Change

-Convergence Talk

-The Prophet of convergence

-The black box fallacy

-The Cultural Logic of Media Convergence


1. Spoiling Survivor: The Anatomy of a Knowledge Community

-Spoiling as Collective Intelligence

-Images from Space

-“Gated (Knowledge) Communities”

-Contested Information

-The evil pecker and his minions

-Collective Intelligence and the expert Paradigm


2. Buying into American Idol: How We are Being Sold on Reality TV

-Impress me

-Lovemarks and emotional capital

-Zappers, casuals and loyals

-Talk among yourselves  !

-How gossip fuels convergence

-Contesting the vote



3. Searching for the Origami Unicorn: The Matrix and Transmedia Storytelling

-What is the matrix ?

-“Synergistic Storytelling

-Collaborative Authorship

-The art of world-making

-Additive Comprehension

4. Quentin Tarantino´s Star Wars ? Grassroots Creativity Meets the Media Industry

-Folk Culture, mass culture, convergence culture

-“Dude, we´re gonna be Jedi”

-“The 500 – pound Wookie”

-Design your own galaxy

-Where do we go from here ?

5. Why Heather Can Write: Media Literacy and the Harry Potter Wars

-Hogwarts and All

-Rewritting school

-Defense against dark arts

-Muggles for Harry Potter

-What would Jesus do With Harry Potter


6. Photoshop for Democracy: The New Relationship between Politics and Popular Culture

-The revolution will not be Televised Fans, Consumers, Citizens

-Entertaining the monitorial citizen

-Playning Politics in Alphaville

-Vote Naked

Conclusion: Democratizing Television ?


The Politics of Participation

Notes Glossary Index About the Author

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