- CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGES OF FEMINIST PARTICIPATORY CULTURE
- About our theme for 2009-10
- Posted October 4, 2009
The theme of educational programs activity during 2009-10 at Newcomb
College Center for Research on Women is "Confronting the Challenges of
Feminist Participatory Culture."
We selected this theme in self-defense.
Join us for a year of transformational geeking and operating system upgrades.
Our research and production focus is on digital storytelling in partnership with community in gender and sexuality studies-focused service learning in New Orleans. This work includes participation in the ongoing re-address and re-build of "Newcomb College community" post-2006.
REQUIRED READING:
The white paper Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
(Jenkins et al., 2006) identifies the three core challenges: the
participation gap, the transparency problem and the ethics challenge,
and shares a provisionary list of skills needed for full engagement in today's participatory culture. (White paper available as free PDF download at http://newmedialiteracies.org)
