Definition of Transmedia

• http://henryjenkins.org/2011/08/defining_transmedia_further_re.html

​Scott Brown on Sherlock Holmes, “Obsessed Nerds and Fanfiction”

• http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-05/pl_brown

“Wizards of Odd”

• http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/item_CnsrG93kW2uH2lPBYBIvJP/0

​“Has Fan Culture Changed Society?”

• http://video.pbs.org/video/2276806124 - This PBS OffBook video takes a quick look at the impact of contemporary fan culture.  Good length for classroom use.

​Other References: 

• Jenkins, H. (2008). Convergence culture: Where old and new media collide.  New York:  NYU Press.
• Jenkins, H. Three reasons why Pottermore matters. Retrieved 24 June, 2011, from http://henryjenkins.org/2011/06/three_reasons_why_pottermore_m.html
• Klink, M. F. (2012, March). Finding inspiration in fandom.  Literacy Studies Doctoral  Society Spring Speaker Series.  Presentation conducted at Hofstra University,  Hempstead, NY.  
• Muggle Studies, a work of interactive fan fiction, by Flourish Klink (mature audience)
• Harry Potter Education Fanon: http://www.hpef.net/forums/
• Harry Potter Fanfiction Website: http://fictionalley.blogspot.com/

Harry Potter Fan Videos:

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, “Aunt Marge’s Big Mistake” by Poison12346 (aka Ryan Bayle) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBZNjRyLZvo&feature=share&list=ULHBZNjRyLZvo - This is an example of machinima created with the video game Sims 2.  The opening scene of the video is the author’s creation and interpretation; it appears in neither the book nor the film, but provides a context for the video. Ryan Bayle began Poison Productions as a high school sophomore in 2007.  He is now 20 years old and  his website reports he is a Machine Gunner for the U.S. Marine Corps.
• “Hogwart’s Guidance Counselor,” by ElectricFaerieDust (aka Hannah) http://youtu.be/6NtL3dZd_FU - This video was posted in 2009, when Hannah was about 15.  She has a YouTube channel, and about a third of her videos are Potter-related.  Her channel has 27,000 subscribers.
• “The Potter Puppet Pals: The Mysterious Ticking Noise” by Neil Cicierga

http://youtu.be/Tx1XIm6q4r4 - Neil Cicierega’s Potter Puppet Pals series parodies Harry Potter. It originated in 2003, when Cicierega was just 17, and later was redeveloped as a series of live action puppet shows on YouTube in 2006 .  “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” has received over 135 million views on YouTube.