July 2008

This past weekend I attended Portus a Harry Potter literary conference. Part of the reason I attended was indeed my love for the series, but another part was the fact that Henry Jenkins was a guest speaker. For anyone interested in cyber anthropology (especially the flavor I promote here), I highly suggest that you take note of this sociologist and read his books ‘Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers‘, ‘Convergence Culture‘, ‘Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture‘, and ‘From Barbie® to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games‘. He’s as fascinating to listen to in person as he is to read on paper and I enjoyed his panels immensely.

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