Henry Jenkins is Provost’s Professor of Communication, Journalism, Cinematic Arts and Education at the University of Southern California. He is the author or coauthor of twenty books including Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture, Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide, Spreadable Media: Creating Value and Meaning in a Networked Culture, and By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism.
Sangita Shresthova is the Director of Research of Civic Paths@USC. Her previous books include By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism (with Henry Jenkins et al.) and Is it All About Hips?: Around the World With Bollywood Dance.
Liana Gamber-Thompson is a Program Associate at the National Writing Project and the Community Manager for Connected Learning TV.
Neta Kligler-Vilenchik is Assistant Professor of Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Arely M. Zimmerman is Assistant Professor of Ethnic Studies at Mills College in Oakland, California.
