Confessions of an Aca-Fan by Henry Jenkins

To Think That I Saw It in Austin...

I don't normally do this but given the number of blog readers who are regulars at South by South West, I figured I'd send out the word that I am here in Austin and am giving several talks on Monday. From 11:30-12:30, I am having a conversation with James Paul Gee and Warren Spector on "What Can We Learn from Games" and from 5-6, I will be talking about "Engagement 1.0: Understanding the History of Fan interactivity" with Abigail De Koznik (UC-Berkeley) and Ivan Askwith (Big Space Ship). From 1-1:30, I will also be doing a book signing. If you are around for the event, look me up and introduce yourselves.

So far, I am having a blast at SXSW, watching danah boyd talk about feminism and social networks and enjoying a panel on politics, technology, and popular culture which included the unlikely combination of Lawrence Lessig and Obama Girl.

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.