 "Voices from the Hellmouth" Revisited: A Conversation about Digital Teens between Jon Katz and Henry Jenkins
Thursday, March 2, 2000
Bartos Theater
The "moral panic" that surrounded the shootings in Littleton, Colorado
sparked dramatic responses from the on-line community. Jon Katz's "Voices
from the Hellmouth" series on slashdot.com became the focal point for
teenagers to respond to the crackdown on cultural diversity in the schools.
In this testimony to Congress, Prof. Henry Jenkins demanded that American politicians "listen to our children." In this
candid and controversial conversation, Katz and Jenkins will compare notes
about American politics, teen culture, the education system, and the power
of the internet. Katz will also read selections from his new book, GEEKS,
which provides a context for understanding how digital media are changing
what it means to be young in America.
speakers:
Henry Jenkins, MIT
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