In Jenkins Ch.5 is talks about how media producers and advertisers speak about the emotional capital to refer to audiences and participation in media content. Storytelling is created for opening comsumers’ participation. The term participation has come as a governing concept, one that is surrounded by conflict. The conflicts discussed in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, conflicts that happen between the potter wars and banning the book for religious rights. In Convergence Culture it talks about how to map out the range of responses of traditional gatekeeprs and the fantasy into several different parts of everyone’s usual everyday lives. I believe Harry Potter does a great job doing this with both children and adults. This book represents how you can develop this type of conversation between the two different age groups. Sometimes looking from a child’s experience could open their eyes to something many adults might miss. I mean come on who doesn’t enjoy Harry Potter’s novels? Each Rowling volumes are sending these adults and children as “wizards-in-training.” These books are basically good vs. evil. It is Harry’s way of beating Voldemort and the pain and suffering that come along with it. In most kids eyes Harry Potter is nothing short of inspirational.
Jenkins Ch.5
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