Jenkins, one of America's most respected media analysts, delves beneath the new media hype to uncover the important cultural transformations that are taking place as the various forms of media converge.

HENRY JENKINS is the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities and the Founder/Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT. The author or editor of eleven books including Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers: Exploring Participatory Culture and The Wow Climax: Tracing the Emotional Impact of Popular Culture (both NYU Press), Jenkins also writes a regular column for Technology Review.