Henry Jenkins

MIT

Henry Jenkins is 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 nine 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 *. Until recently, Jenkins wrote a monthly column and blogged about media and cultural change for *Technology Review Online*. A longtime advocate of games culture, he currently co-authors a column with Kurt Squire for *Computer Games magazine* which seeks to promote innovation and diversity in game design. Jenkins recently developed a white paper on the future of media literacy education for the MacArthur Foundation, which is leading to a three year project to develop curricular materials to help teachers and parents better prepare young people for full participation in contemporary culture. Jenkins has a B.A. in Political Science and Journalism from Georgia State University, a MA in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa and a PhD in Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has taught at MIT for more than 16 years, where he is also housemaster of Senior House dormitory.