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Convergence Culture : Where Old And New Media Collide is a book analysis written by American scholar Henry Jenkins offering readers insight on convergence, collective intelligence, and participation in popular culture. Released in 2006, Jenkins conceptualizes his theories on convergence, collective intelligence and participation by offering readers different vantage points on popular franchises. He delivers his concepts in 6 different chapters beginning with chapters 1 and 2 examining reality television shows Survivor and American Idol. Chapter 3 diiscussing The Matrix and its utilization of transmedia story telling. In chapters 4 and 5 he studies how Star Wars and Harry Potter generates grassroots fan-culture. Finally chapter 6 envisions the publics utilization of convergence.