MIT’s Jenkins On Gamers, Youth Culture, Brother Leeroy

[It’s always worth listening to what Henry Jenkins has to say, so our correspondent Jessica Maguire was at SXSW recently to transcribe his keynote with ‘Everything Bad Is Good for You’ author Stephen Johnson - there’s some game references but a lot of important wider issues raised here. And sorry, despite the headline, Leeroy isn’t actually in here - just playing with y’all. Enjoy!]
Amidst accusations of the dumbing-down of American youth, Henry Jenkins stands as a profound defender of popular culture, and a notable commentator on media and video game-related issues.
The Co-Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT, author of numerous books including Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide and Fans, Bloggers and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture, shared the stage with Steven Johnson, author of Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities and Software, Everything Bad Is Good for You, and other […]

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