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Participatory culture
12014-09-15T21:34:24-07:00Raffi Sarkissianea4d223e7e677fefa407ef0510a69291f32109636102Glossary entry for "participatory culture"plain2014-11-04T12:48:46-08:00Alexandra Margolin7dce2caa0446e9a40e6f5f2e9ea7ffd920231440Participatory culture is a range of shared activities and social engagements, ranging from fan fiction writing and crafting to gaming guilds, through which people collectively carve out a space for cultural expression and learning. Such groups are characterized by “relatively low” barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong social support for creating and sharing and for the development of “voice,” informal practices which provide mentorship and training for would-be participants, and where contributors feel that what they share with each other matters.
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1media/wordle-themes.jpgmedia/wordle-themes.jpg2014-06-02T16:12:25-07:00Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7Glossary and Resources73image_header2015-07-09T10:43:05-07:00Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7