Confessions of an Aca-Fan by Henry Jenkins

Fieldnotes from Shanghai: A Psychedelic Subway....


We took a subway underneath the xx River which separates Padong from the main part of Shanghai. The full length of the ride is accompanied by flashing lazer lights, inflated figures, retro electronica music, and a cryptic narration.

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Photographs by Sasha Barab

This ends my reports on China. Next time: Confessions of a Superhero

Henry Jenkins is the Provost's Professor of Communications, Journalism, and Cinematic Art at the University of Southern California. Until recently, he served as the co-founder of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. More about Henry Jenkins is available here.