Joshua Green (academic)
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Joshua Green is an Australian academic researcher of television and participatory media. He was a research associate with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries & Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology
, then postdoctoral associate and manager of the Convergence Culture Consortium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
's Comparative Media Studies program.
Green currently works at the Carsey-Wolf Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he runs the Media Industries Project. This research venture brings industry and academy together to explore the future of the media industries.
. His thesis examined the promotion and reception of American teen dramas on Australian television between 1992 and 2004.
in Melbourne, preparing content and developing an accompanying publication for TV50, a 2006 exhibition celebrating 50 years of Australian broadcasting.
With Jean Burgess
, Green published the book YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture. The book examines the ways in which YouTube
is being used by the media industries, by audiences and amateur producers, and by particular communities of interest, and explains how these uses challenge existing ideas about cultural ‘production’ and ‘consumption’. It includes specially commissioned chapters by John Hartley
and Henry Jenkins
.
The book was widely reviewed in academic journals including Media International Australia, Popular Communication and the International Journal of Digital Television. It has since been translated into Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.
Green is collaborating with Professor Henry Jenkins
and digital strategist Sam Ford on a book about distribution and participatory culture titled Spreadable Media: Creating Value in a Network Culture. As of March 2011 it is forthcoming from NYU Press.
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
, then postdoctoral associate and manager of the Convergence Culture Consortium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
's Comparative Media Studies program.
Green currently works at the Carsey-Wolf Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he runs the Media Industries Project. This research venture brings industry and academy together to explore the future of the media industries.
Education
Green's PhD was in media studies at Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
. His thesis examined the promotion and reception of American teen dramas on Australian television between 1992 and 2004.
Research and publications
While at QUT, Green, collaborated with the Australian Centre for the Moving ImageAustralian Centre for the Moving Image
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, is dedicated to the moving image in all its forms. It is located in Federation Square, in Melbourne, Australia, across four levels of the Alfred Deakin Building...
in Melbourne, preparing content and developing an accompanying publication for TV50, a 2006 exhibition celebrating 50 years of Australian broadcasting.
With Jean Burgess
Jean Burgess
Jean Burgess is a Senior Research Fellow in the Creative Industries Faculty, and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at the Queensland University of Technology. From 2010 Jean is an Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow , working with...
, Green published the book YouTube: Online Video and Participatory Culture. The book examines the ways in which YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
is being used by the media industries, by audiences and amateur producers, and by particular communities of interest, and explains how these uses challenge existing ideas about cultural ‘production’ and ‘consumption’. It includes specially commissioned chapters by John Hartley
John Hartley (academic)
John Hartley is an ARC Federation Fellow and a Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology, where he is Research Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Creative Industries and Innovation. He was Foundation Dean of the Creative Industries Faculty at QUT, and before that...
and Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins III is an American media scholar and currently a Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC School of Cinematic Arts...
.
The book was widely reviewed in academic journals including Media International Australia, Popular Communication and the International Journal of Digital Television. It has since been translated into Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.
Green is collaborating with Professor Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins
Henry Jenkins III is an American media scholar and currently a Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and the USC School of Cinematic Arts...
and digital strategist Sam Ford on a book about distribution and participatory culture titled Spreadable Media: Creating Value in a Network Culture. As of March 2011 it is forthcoming from NYU Press.