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media audiences
JENKINS

Fan readings of professional media, according to Jenkins, often produce oppositional responses to the meanings intended by their creators.
Indeed, fandoms, for Jenkins, are visible markers of an audience’s capacity to produce aberrant readings of professional media, and provide substantial evidence that audiences are active media consumers.

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Textual poaching and appropriation
Helps students understand the use and effects of fan fiction.

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18.2 set text convergence analysis
Analysis sheet that identifies audience/producer convergence effects.

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18.3 social media & fan labour
Analysis sheet that explores social media marketing techniques.

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Participatory culture & digital media
Explores the difference between commercial web 2.0 & online activism.
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