Valuable Resources for Youth and Popular Culture Studies

In order to first engage with youths using popular culture... One must first know what popular culture they enjoy. Keep up to date on the latest trends, fads and pop culture by viewing these resources.


Transformative Works and Cultures
http://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc

This is an international, peer-reviewed journal published by the Organization for Transformative Works. TWC publishes articles about transformative works, broadly conceived; articles about media studies; and articles about the fan community.

A particular issue on Participatory Culture was valuable for the critical essay, however this (free) journal is great resource related to youth, popular culture and the new age of social media/online fan communities.

Anime News Network

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com

Find all the news relevant to anime and manga here, always available and always current.

The Beat

http://www.comicsbeat.com/

Another resource for what's popular and new in comics and graphic novels

DeviantART

http://www.deviantart.com

Here you can find out what is trending in the online fandom world of art. Could be the foundation for some creative ideas.

SpriteStitch

http://www.spritestitch.com

A place to find video game inspired projects... You could spend days looking through this site...