{"product_id":"popular-culture-and-the-civic-imagination-case-studies-of-creative-social-change-9781479869503","title":"Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination: Case Studies of Creative Social Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinner, 2021 Ray and Pat Browne Edited Collection Award, given by the Popular Culture Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow popular culture is engaged by activists to effect emancipatory political change\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne cannot change the world unless one can imagine what a better world might look like. Civic imagination is the capacity to conceptualize alternatives to current cultural, social, political, or economic conditions; it also requires the ability to see oneself as a civic agent capable of making change, as a participant in a larger democratic culture. Popular Culture and the Civic Imagination represents a call for greater clarity about what we're fighting for--not just what we're fighting against. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcross more than thirty examples from social movements around the world, this casebook proposes \"civic imagination\" as a framework that can help us identify, support, and practice new kinds of communal participation. As the contributors demonstrate, young people, in particular, are turning to popular culture--from Beyoncé to Bollywood, from Smokey Bear to Hamilton, from comic books to VR--for the vernacular through which they can express their discontent with current conditions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young activist uses YouTube to speak back against J. K. Rowling in the voice of Cho Chang in order to challenge the superficial representation of Asian Americans in children's literature. Murals in Los Angeles are employed to construct a mythic imagination of Chicano identity. Twitter users have turned to #BlackGirlMagic to highlight the black radical imagination and construct new visions of female empowerment. In each instance, activists demonstrate what happens when the creative energies of fans are infused with deep political commitment, mobilizing new visions of what a better democracy might look like.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenry Jenkins \u003c\/b\u003eis the Provost's Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California. He is the author or editor of 20 books including \u003ci\u003eTextual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConvergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpreadable Media: Creating Meaning and Value\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ein a Networked Society\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBy Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activists\u003c\/i\u003e. He blogs at henryjenkins.org and co-hosts the podcast \u003ci\u003eHow Do You Like It So Far?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524559671570,"sku":"9781479869503","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25be91cf-3df9-453b-b281-0a5b784d3354.jpg?v=1731182231","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/popular-culture-and-the-civic-imagination-case-studies-of-creative-social-change-9781479869503","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}