Document Type
Book Review
Publication Date
8-1-1997
Abstract
Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture by Henry Jenkins. New York: Routledge, 1992. viii + 343 pp. $95.00 (cloth), ISBN 978-0-415-90571-8; $38.95 (paper), ISBN 978-0-415-90572-5.
In Textual Poachers, Henry Jenkins examines the underground world of the media fandom, people who create fiction, artwork, and other forms of expression based on television shows. Drawing on a rich theoretical background with sources ranging from feminist literary criticism to cultural anthropology, Jenkins applies and adapts Michel de Certeau's model of "poaching," in which an audience appropriates a text for itself. Taking a stand against the stereotypical portrayal of fans as obsessive nerds who are out of touch with reality, he demonstrates that fans are pro-active constructors of an alternative culture using elements "poached" and reworked from the popular media.
Repository Citation
Smith, Anne Collins, "Smith on Jenkins, 'Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture'" (1997). Faculty Publications. 11.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/multidisciplinary_facultypubs/11
Comments
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