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**What are the reasons behind some of the success - and failure - stories in collaborative work across disciplines? (Ana)**
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century A participatory culture is a culture with relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement, strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations, and some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices. A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, a changed attitude toward intellectual property, the diversification of cultural expression, the development of skills valued in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship. Access to this participatory culture functions as a new form of the hidden curriculum, shaping which youth will succeed and which will be left behind as they enter school and the workplace.

**HASTAC Scholars Discussions:**
Democratizing Knowledge What does it mean to "democratize knowledge"? HASTAC Scholars consider the intersections of information technologies with fostering community partnerships and opening access to university resources and research.

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