Tecnobrega
As part of my work for the Convergence Culture Consortium, I went to the city of Belém (north of Brazil) to conduct ethnographic interviews with
Recent Work
Futures of Entertainment
I've participated in the speaker selection and organization of Futures of Entertainment 2, 3 and 4. In this last one I focused on communication and marketing. Futures of Entertainment (FOE) is a conference dedicated to bringing together thought leader from academy and industry in order to di
Tecnobrega
As part of my work for the Convergence Culture Consortium, I went to the city of Belém (north of Brazil) to conduct ethnographic interviews with fans of Tecnobrega ("chessy" techno) music. I wrote my research around the idea of audiences as a site of value beyond their act of consumption. This
Spreadable Media
In 2008, my colleague Xiaochang Li and I had the opportunity to work with Henry Jenkins on a research project about how audience-driven media distribution operates, we tried to uncover the paradigm under which this activity runs and contrasted it with other models. Because of the audiences' activ
Futures of Entertainment
I've participated in the speaker selection and organization of Futures of Entertainment 2, 3 and 4. In this last one I focused on communication an
Spreadable Media
In 2008, my colleague Xiaochang Li and I had the opportunity to work with Henry Jenkins on a research project about how audience-driven media distribu
Mobile Experience Lab
This was a workshop under Bill Mitchell and Federico Casglieno aimed at designing a new product for RAI, the Italian broadcasting network. Our te
PerroZompopo
Someplace in between rock, ska and a *new* nueva trova, exists the Nicaraguan singer/songwriter PerroZompopo. His music has bridged the at times a
