Henry Jenkins

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Henry Jenkins is a media scholar known for theorizing "convergence culture"—the nexus where multiple media forms, audiences, and participatory practices collide and recombine. The course readings invoke his framework to understand how Alternate Reality Games (ARGs) exemplify this convergence, where nonlinear narratives, collective problem-solving, and networked audience participation create new forms of sensemaking. Jenkins's concept becomes crucial for distinguishing participatory digital culture from both traditional broadcasting and conspiracy epistemologies, positioning ARGs as a generative aesthetic model rather than merely a precursor to misinformation.

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