Media Studies A-Level
Participatory culture
What Participatory culture means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Participatory culture
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Reference: AQA
Jenkins' term for how fans stop being passive receivers and become active producers of meaning.
Topics that use Participatory culture
- Fandom - Jenkins' ideas and theories on fandom (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Community and sharing
- Fan production
- Active audiences
- Audience power
- Reinterpretation of texts
- Relationship between fans and producers
- Textual poaching
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