Henry Jenkins

Henry Jenkins

Henry Jenkins (born June 4, 1958) is an American media scholar and Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts.

Henry uses the theory that 'textual poaching' is a way in which fans create a community and express themselves. They do this by taking popular media and appropriately creating ideas from the text and rereading them creatively for their own uses.

Jenkins also theorizes that participatory culture can be a form of resistance. E.g. fan fiction and fan videos often explore themes and aspects of the source material which mainly interests the female part of the community.