Henry Jenkins

Henry Jenkins is the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. He arrived at USC in Fall 2009 after spending the past decade as the Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities. He is the author and/or editor of twelve books on various aspects of media and popular culture, including Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture, Hop on Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture and From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games. His newest books include Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide and Fans, Bloggers and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture.

Guest BloggersJune 16, 2010

Which is the ‘Real’ Reality?: Doctor Who Part IV

By Henry Jenkins

Episode 7: “Amy’s Choice”

CultureMarch 25, 2010

Capricology: A Robot is Being Tortured

By Henry Jenkins

Is it the inhumanity of the machines that will prove to be the tragic pivot in this science fiction world, or will it the inhumanity of the humans? Again we find ourselves asking: where does human consciousness begin?

CultureMarch 8, 2010

Capricology Week 5: Fathers, Funerals, and the Ethics of Gaming

By Henry Jenkins

Tamara, the girl who is dead but doesn’t know it, who exists only within the “magic circle” of a virtual game, takes center stage in this week’s episode, and in our commentary.