We do not need magic to change the world;

                    we carry all of the power inside ourselves already:

                    We have the power to imagine better.

                                                                      J. K. Rowling

                                                                                        2007 Harvard Graduation Speech

Participatory Politics

• Youth Participatory Politics Research Network  - DML curated collection of research on youth political engagement
  
• By Any Means Possible: The new youth activism - (2016) Jenkins, Shresthova, Gamber-Thompson, Kligler-Vilenchik, & Zimmerman - See more at: http://connectedyouth.nyupress.org/details/9781479899982/#sthash.ZjwJpLy4.dpuf

Civic Imagination

• Civic Media (2015) - great edited volume on how media is changing civic engagement.  Henry Jenkins actually writes a chapter defining the "civic imagination" which is also summarized in this 2016 Psychology Today article
• Henry Jenkins on Fan Activism and Civic Imagination (1:03:00) - 2014 video lecture by Henry Jenkins exploring civics in "contemporary" times preview of his book By Any Means Necessary.

Jenkins defines "civic imagination" around 7:00 into talk

• The Hunger Games are Real (2:29) video featured in the talk, example of fan activism and civic imagination
• Adorable Care Act - meme circulation of cute animals to advocate for Affordable Care Act
  
• iCivics - video game platform that promotes civic engagement through game playing
• "Multimodal Exploration of Civic Stance in ELA classroom" - My most recent piece exploring civic stance in media production (I can share the whole thing if interested