Media Scholar Henry Jenkins Joins Faculty

Georgia_Girl
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:18:08 +0000

Dr. Jenkins is recognized as a leading thinker in the effort to redefine the role of journalism in the digital age. He is currentlly the Florez Professor in the Humanities at MIT. He has directed the MIT comparative media studies graduate degree program.

In July Dr. Jenkins will join the SC faculty as the Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism and Cinematic Arts. He will teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dean Wilson of the Annenberg School remarked, “We are delighted to welcome a scholar of Henry’s stature to our faculty.”

Jenkins stated, “USC offers a natural home for me, given there is world-class research being done on many of the topics that have been the focus of my interest in recent years-civic media, games, emerging modes of storytelling, new media literacies, creative industries and participatory culture, and the relationship between politics and popular culture. USC has been assembling a dream team in the field of media studies, and I am proud to become a part of that community.”

These are highlights from an article by James Grant. The article can be found at [Media Scholar Henry Jenkins to Join USC](http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/16086.html)

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