Transmedia Knowledge for Liberal Arts and Community Engagement : A StudioLab Manifesto

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This book sets forth a pedagogy for renewing the liberal arts by combining critical thinking, media activism, and design thinking. Using the StudioLab approach, the author seeks to democratize the social and technical practices of digital culture just as nineteenth century education sought to democratize literacy. This production of transmedia knowledge—from texts and videos to comics and installations—moves students between seminar, studio, lab, and field activities. The book also wrestles with the figure of Plato and the very medium of knowledge to re-envision higher education in contemporary societies, issuing a call for community engagement as a form of collective thought-action. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxiv Wrestling with Plato’s Fight Club (Jon McKenzie)....Pages 1-32 Becoming Maker: Creating Transmedia Knowledge (Jon McKenzie)....Pages 33-67 Becoming Builder: Generating Collaborative Platforms (Jon McKenzie)....Pages 69-107 Becoming Cosmographer: Co-designing Worlds (Jon McKenzie)....Pages 109-145 Back Matter ....Pages 147-152